Janey McMillen , Ph.D.

Research Director

Expertise

• Early Intervention and Early Education Programs
• Children with Disabilities
• Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Intervention
• Role of the Environment in Social Inclusion
• Diversity & Executive Leadership Skills

Biography

Dr. McMillen is the Research Director at 3-C Institute for Social Development (3-C ISD), overseeing all research activities within the Intervention Division, with a particular emphasis on the development and testing of social, emotional, and behavioral interventions with children in clinical and school settings. She has been with the company since 2003 and has over 21 years of experience working with families and children from infancy through adolescence. Before coming to 3-C ISD, Dr. McMillen was a Research Investigator at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Child Development & Family Studies Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. During her tenure at UNC, her research focused on children with disabilities and the development of social and behavioral difficulties secondary to their disabling condition. In addition, she has conducted research on the evaluation of early intervention services in both traditional and Department of Defense school settings and the role of the environment in social inclusion. She has been a member of the North Carolina Birth through Kindergarten Higher Education Committee, the North Carolina State Resource Planning Team for Early Intervention, and the National Birth Defects Prevention Network Data and Annual Report Committee. In addition, she has served as a guest reviewer for several professional journals, including Early Childhood Research Quarterly, the Journal of Early Intervention, Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, and the American Journal on Mental Retardation.

Education

• Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Early Childhood Special Education with a minor in School Psychology
• B.A., Psychology, University of North Carolina-Wilmington.

Selected Publications

McWilliam, R.A., McMillen, B., Sloper, K., & McMillen, J.S. (1997). Early education and child care program philosophy about families. In S. Riefel (Ed.), Family policy and practice in early child care (Advances in Early Education and Day Care, Volume 9). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.

Simeonsson, R.J., Huntington, G.S., McMillen, J S., Halperin, D.L., & Swann, D.J. (1999). Developmental factors, health, & psychosocial adjustment of children and youth with spina bifida. In S. Matsumoto (Ed.), Spina Bifida, pp. 543-551. Tokyo, Japan: Springer-Verlag.

McMillen, J.S., Simeonsson, R.J., & McDevitt, L. (1999). Preventing secondary conditions and promoting health, well being, and quality of life. In R.J. Simeonsson & L. McDevitt (Eds.), Issues in Disability and Health: The Role of Secondary Conditions and Quality of Life, 205-220. NC Office on Disability & Health.

Simeonsson, R.J., Carlson, D., Huntington, G.S., McMillen, J.S., & Brent, J.L. (2001). Students with disabilities: A national survey of participation in school activities. Disability and Rehabilitation, 23, 49-63.

Simeonsson, R.J., & McMillen, J.S., (2001). Clinical assessment in planning and evaluating intervention. In R.J. Simeonsson & S.L. Rosenthal (Eds.), Psychological and Developmental Assessment: Children with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions, pgs. 32-50. New York, NY: Guilford Publications, Inc.

Simeonsson, R.J., McMillen, J.S., & Huntington, G.S. (2002). Secondary conditions in children with disabilities: Spina bifida as a case example. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 8, 198-205.