BA, Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, University of California, San Diego, 1986

PhD, Learning Disabilities Program, Northwestern University, 1996

Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Disability and Human Development,
University of Illinois at Chicago, 1997-20

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2001-2005

Cutler, A., Gilkerson, L. and Silverman, K. (in progress) Developmental screening, Infants and Young Children

Rimmer, J., Silverman, K., Braunschweig, C., Quinn, Liu, Y. (2002) Feasability of a health promotion intervention for a predominately african-american group of women with type-2 diabetes, The Diabetes Educator, 28, (4), 571-580.

Rimmer, J., Braunschweig,C., Silverman, K., Riley, B., Creviston, T., & Nicola, T. (2000).  Effects of a short-term health promotion intervention for a predominately african-american group of stroke survivors, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 18, (4), 332-338.

Silverman, K. (1998, Fall), Center on health promotion research celebrates graduation of first class, Alert: The Newsletter of the Institute on Disability and Human Development, 10, 2, 12, 14.

University of Michigan, Dearborn:
Fall 2005, Winter 2006, Child Development
Fall, 2005, Developmental Assessment of Young Child
Winter 2006, Young Child with Special Needs
Winter 2006, Intervention Strategies in Early Childhood Special Education

Department of Education, Saint Xavier University:
Fall 2004, Child Growth and Development

Communication Sciences and Disorders Department, Northwestern University:
Summer 2003, 2005, Family Systems: Theory and Intervention Strategies in Early Intervention
Summer 2002 Typical and Atypical Development in Infants and Toddlers

1996, Dissertation- "Longitudinal Investigation of Early Thinking and Language of Children born Small for Gestational Age"

1997-1999, Coordinated 12-week health behavior research intervention for adults with stroke and diabetes type II, Center on Health Promotion for Persons with Disabilities, Center for Disease Control.

1999-2000, Project Director for Unmet Needs Project, three year statewide research and advocacy project focused on unmet needs of infants and toddlers at-risk or with delays or disabilities, Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities.

2001-2003, Co-Investigator, Evaluation of Healthy Steps Program in Pediatric Residency Training, Commonwealth Foundation

2005-2006 Conducting pilot research at Project Hope, Chicago. IL about the acculturation and parenting experience of mothers who are recent immigrants from Mexico.