Education
EdD in Early Childhood Special Education
The George Washington University –2001

MS in Special Education, Specializing in Visual Disabilities
Florida State University – 1986

BA in English Literature, Minor in Art History
Florida State University – 1985

Courses
ED 600:  Foundations of Research in Education
SE 720:  Human Growth and Development
SE 922:  Medical Aspects of Young Children with Special Needs
SE 923:  Assessment and Intervention for Young Children with Special Needs (B-2 years)
SE 924:  Assessment and Intervention for Young Children with Special Needs (3- 5 years)
SE 925:  Assessment and Intervention for Young Children with Special Needs (5- 8 years)
SE463:  Comparative Models of Early Childhood Curriculum
ED320:  Human Growth and Development

Publications
Brown, C. and Celeste, M. (2005). Answering the Call to Train Special Education Teachers at Catholic Institutions of Higher Education. Manuscript accepted for publication.

Celeste, M. (2005). Play Behaviors and Social Interactions of a Child Who is Blind: In Theory and Practice. Manuscript accepted for publication.

Celeste, M. (2005). Impact of Vision Loss, Preterm Birth and Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome on Developmental Outcome at 24 Months Corrected Age.  Journal for Visual Impairment and Blindness, 99, 535-545.

Celeste, M. (2004). The Use of Norm-and Criterion Referenced Measures in the Developmental Assessment of a Young Child with Visual Impairment.  Unpublished Manuscript.

Celeste, M. (2002). A Survey of Motor Development of Infants and Young  Children with Visual Impairment. Journal for Visual Impairment and  Blindness, 96, 169-174.

Celeste, M. (2001). A Description of the Gross Motor Development and Quality of Movement of Premature Infants Diagnosed with Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Dissertation Abstracts International, 61(12), 4730-4953. (UMI No. 9999878).

Parks, S. (1992). INSIDE HELP - Administration and Reference Manual.CA: VORT Publications. (Contributing Author)

Celeste, M. (1992). INSIGHT: A Guide to Developing a Program of Vision Stimulation (1992). Unpublished manuscript.

Celeste, M. (1991-1993) Student Corner. A regular feature in the DVH Quarterly,  Publication of the Division for Visual Handicaps of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

Recent Professional Presentations
Celeste, M. (2005, August 1-4). Play Behaviors of a Child Who is Blind: In Theory and Practice. A paper presented at the Inclusive and Supportive Education Congress (ISEC) Conference – Inclusion: Celebrating Diversity, Glasgow, Scotland. 

Celeste, M. (2005, April 6-9). Play Behaviors of a Child Who is Blind: A Clincian’s Perspective. A poster presented at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Annual Conference, Baltimore , Maryland .

Celeste, M. (2005, April 1-4). Play Behaviors of a Child Who is Blind: In Theory and Practice. A poster presented at the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB), London , England .

Celeste, M. (2004, November 19-21). Play Behaviors of a Child Who is Blind: In Theory and Practice. A paper presented at the Eurlyaid (EAEI) Conference – The European Dimension of Special Education: Emergence of a Different Profile, Thessaloniki , Greece .

Celeste, M. (2004, February 9-12). Sensory Play Everyday. Paper presented at the Birth to Three Institute, Baltimore , MD.

Dickson-Bullock, T., & Celeste, M. (2003, December 4-7). Cross-Cultural and Individual Differences in Language and Gesture Development in Young Children Who Are Blind. Poster session presented at the Zero to Three –National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families National Training Institute, New Orleans , LA. , 2003

Dickson-Bullock, T., & Celeste, M. (2003, November 13-15) Cultural Differences In Children
who Are Blind: Inglesi ed Italiani. Paper presented at the ASHA American Speech and Hearing Association Conference, Chicago , IL .

Dickson-Bullock, T., & Celeste, M. (2003, October 12-15). Language/Gesture Development in Young Children Who Are Blind: English and Italian Speakers. Poster session presented at the DEC International Early Childhood Conference on Children with Special Needs, Washington , DC .

Dickson-Bullock, T., & Celeste, M. (2003, September 17-20). Language and Gesture Development in Young Children Who Are Blind: Comparisons Between English and Italian Speakers. A paper presented at the ISEI - International Society for Early Intervention, Rome , Italy .

Sobel, A., & Celeste, M. (2002, October 26). PROJECT CONNECT: Connecting Families and Professionals to Support Quality, Inclusive Early Care and Educational Programs within Diverse Communities. A paper presented at the Northern VA/ Fairfax County Parent Professional Development Conference: Inclusive Schools, Inclusive Communities (In partnership with George Mason University ), Fairfax , VA.

Sobel, A., & Celeste, M. (2002, December). Connecting Families and Professionals to Support Quality, Inclusive Early Care and Educational Programs within Diverse Communities. A poster session presented at the Zero to Three – National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families National Training Institute, Washington , DC .

Celeste, M. (2002, December). A Description of the Development and Quality of Movement of Preterm Infants Diagnosed with Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). A poster session presented at the Zero to Three – National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families National Training Institute, Washington , DC .