Nina Zuna, Ph.D., has over 20 years of experience working with children with disabilities and their families in a variety of roles including, researcher, assistant professor, certified special education teacher, and in-home/in-school skills trainer. Her research interests include family quality of life, individual and family supports across the lifespan, and transition to adulthood for individuals with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities. More specifically, she conducts quantitative and qualitative research to understand individual/family characteristics and systemic variables that impact families and children with disabilities; she also conducts research to enhance transition outcomes for individuals with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.
She received her Ph.D. in Special Education/Disability Policy from the University of Kansas and her Master’s degree in Special Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.