Chris Barthold recently completed her Ph.D. Special Education at the University of Maryland, College Park with Dr. Andrew Egel . Her area of study is severe disabilities with an emphasis on autism spectrum disorders (ASD). She received her Master in Education in Special Education from Temple University and her Bachelor's in Psychology from Moravian College.
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Chris is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and has worked in the Philadelphia area as well as in Maryland. At present, she is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Towson University in the Special Education Department, and has held a faculty appointment at The Catholic University of America.

Chris is also interested in the inclusion of students with disabilities in community settings, especially spiritual communities. She began the disability ministry at St. John the Evangelist Church in Columbia, MD.

In addition, Chris worked with the Community Connections project at the University of Maryland. She has produced a video, "Let Me In: Including People with Disabilities into Your Spiritual Community", and is developing a series on online training modules on disabilities for community providers and spiritual leaders.

In her spare time, Chris is a musician and composer who is proficient in 5 instruments (flute, piccolo, guitar, bass, and piano) and is a classically trained soprano. She recently relocated to Newark, DE with her husband, Ralph.