Staff Spotlight: Laura Burklew

The Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education is happy to welcome our newest Early Intervention Specialist, Laura Burklew! 

Laura has a BS from Purdue and is near completion of her Masters of Public Health  from IUPUI.  She transferred to the Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education from the Indiana State Department of Health HIV/STD/Hepatitis division, where she was the HIV Continuum Quality Manager. 

Laura has a background in child development and family services, child health and public health. Laura will be providing developmental therapy/parent advising services throughout the state for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children who are currently enrolled in First Steps. Before becoming a First Steps provider, Laura was a service coordinator for Cluster G (central Indianapolis area) for six and a half years. Laura has a wealth of knowledge and we are excited to have her on our team of CDHHE Network specialized Parent Advisors.