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Gounah Choi, Ph.d., is a lecturer in the Department of Special Education. She lectures and supervises Early Childhood Special Education Practicum Students.

Dr. Choi has been certified as a behavior analyst for seven years. As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a former special education teacher, she has worked with young children with developmental delays/disabilities in various settings, including home, public/private school, and clinic. She also worked as an instructor and a practicum supervisor for special education teacher candidates at the University of Washington. Her research interest is in parent-implemented interventions for social-emotional learning of children with disabilities/delays, particularly those from underrepresented communities. She has participated in various research projects related to promoting children’s social emotional development through improving teachers' and families' implementation fidelity of evidence-based practices.