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  Our clinical departments provide learning opportunities for students in professional training programs within UNMC, the state of Nebraska and across the country.
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  At MMI, you'll find professional development and continuing education opportunities, including leadership training, workshops and clinical experiences in genetics grand rounds.
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  We work in basic, applied, translational and evaluative research in every one of our programs and disciplines.
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  Assisting MMI faculty in their research efforts are numerous post-doctoral fellows, doctoral interns, graduate and undergraduate students from across the nation.
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Cynthia Villanueva, BS

Cynthia Villanueva, BS

Cynthia Villanueva, BS, is an Assistant Project Director in the Department of Education and Child Development at UNMC's Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Professional Bio

Villanueva earned her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and an English as a Secondary Language endorsement with Concordia University. Her previous experience includes working as an educator in various grade levels from pre-kindergarten to fourth grade for the dual language program at Omaha Public Schools, Archdiocese of Omaha Catholic Schools and overseas in the educational system of Peru for more than 16 years.

Villanueva has been part of UNMC since 2013. In her current position, she assists in coordinating multiple projects and leads the department’s bilingual team. She conducts individual child assessments and classroom observations in early childhood programs and schools across Nebraska. Villanueva also collaborates with her colleagues providing translation and interpretation in Spanish to meet their clients’ needs.

ESL endorsement: Concordia University, NE, 2006.
BS: Early childhood education, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, Peru, 1997.

Specialty Certifications

Woodcock-Muñoz Language Survey III, Spanish.
Woodcock-Johnson IV.
Preschool Language Scale in Spanish and English.
Classroom Assessment Scoring System, Pre-K and K-3.
Infant and Toddler Environmental Rating Scale.
Keys to Interactive Parent-Child Interactions Scale.
Minnesota Executive Function Scale.
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test.
Bracken School Readiness Assessment.
Early Communication Indicator.

Honors

Munroe-Meyer Institute Standouts, 2017

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