Catherine Smyth, TSVI, Ph.D., is the Director of Research at Anchor Center for Blind Children in Denver, Colorado. She has an extensive background as a TSVI in early intervention, providing support for families in center-based settings and homes. As co-author and Project Coordinator of the Mealtime Routines for Infants and Toddlers with Visual Impairment federal IES grant, she has worked to provide feasible, successful research-based interventions that TSVIs can use with families in natural settings. Her research interests include concept development and tactual assessments for young children with visual impairment, how vision loss affects the mealtime  process, and early visual screening for infants.

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