Karolyn King-Peery

Tina Taylor Dyches

Tina Taylor Dyches, Ed.D., is an Associate Professor and Coordinator for Special Education Programs in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education at Brigham Young University. Dr. Dyches’ professional interests include family adaptation to children with disabilities and chronic conditions, and provision of appropriate services to individuals with disabilities and their families. She is a co-founder of Sibshops of Utah County and collaborates with other organizations to provide this service to siblings of children with special needs. She is a principal investigator of the Family HOPE project which investigates family-friendly strategies to help children with developmental disabilities learn appropriate behavior. Dr. Dyches lives in Mt. Pleasant, Utah with her husband, David, and son, Logan.

Dr. Lynn K. Wilder

Dr. Lynn K. Wilder serves as the Program Leader for Special Education and Early Childhood Education in the College of Education at Florida Gulf Coast University. She is a long time special educator who has worked extensively with “at-promise” children and families. The FGCU College of Education uses the Family Hope Parent Handbook in two courses and runs a continuing education course for parents using the 6 steps and the Parent Handbook.