Positions
Positive Behavior Support Specialist
- Organization:
- West Virginia University Health Sciences Center
- Department:
- Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED)
- Classification:
- Staff
About Jamie OHare
Jamie has been parenting children and young adults with autism, ADHD, depression, and anxiety for over 20 years. Trained as an English teacher, she earned her Special education certificate in order to help her children and to take an active and informed role in their IEP meetings. A West Virginia resident since 2010, she has served four AmeriCorps terms in the state. In 2026, she completed her MSW at Marshall University, receiving her LGSW shortly after graduation. Jamie brings her mix of lived experience and professional background to her practice of supporting youth and families with complex emotional needs, at home, in the community, and at school.