Author: Deborah Deutsch Smith
Alternate names: Deborah D. Smith
Born: 1947
Bio: In 2017, Deborah Deutsch Smith became professor emerita in the School of Educational Studies at Claremont Graduate University (CGU), and she remains an active education consultant, presenter, and author. Her consulting activities range from: external evaluator on several OSEP-funded projects; analyst of funding opportunities for a non-profit organization; senior advisor to the IRIS Center; to assisting a university in Brazil develop instruction units regarding inclusive education. Continuing some of the work of the Special Education Faculty Needs Assessment (SEFNA) project, she maintains a database of special education doctoral programs in the U.S. and has presented various findings at HECSE summits and seminars. Most recently, she co-presented at the Teacher Education Division’s Conference held in Texas in 2021. She is currently working on the revisions of two special education textbooks.

Smith has authored 20 textbooks, more than 30 chapters and book supplements, over 60 refereed articles and reports, as well as many instructional materials for children. She has made many international presentations, including: two in 2022 at a university in Brazil, two Building Bridges Conferences (Belize and Slovenia); and a seminar series (Teacher Education and the Changing Demographics of Schooling) at the University of Edinburgh.

Source: [Claremont Graduate University](https://www.cgu.edu/people/deborah-deutsch-smith/)