Division Head and Associate Profesor
Emirates College for Advanced Education
Total years of experience :22 years, 7 Months
Division Head for Counseling, Early Childhood and Special Education. Administrative duties such as course oversight, evaluation of teachers and support for faculty. Teach courses in Special Education. Serve as Internship/Action Research School Mentor and Academic Advisor.
Taught undergraduate and graduate classes in research, classroom management and teacher training in how to work with individuals who have special needs. All undergraduate classes were taught in a face-to-face model. Graduate courses were taught in a synchronous online model with some work expected to be completed outside of class. Conducted research and supervised student teachers. Led Standard accreditation teams for both NCATE and CAEP accreditation.
Directed all aspects of the Center. Oversaw ten million dollar budget; wrote and administered successful grants for individuals with exceptionalities or individuals who serve them.
Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in special education and American Sign Language. Was awarded one of four U.S. funded research projects--nealry $250, 000. Performed research, service and teaching in this position. Fluent in American Sign Language.
Attended graduate school from 1998-2001. Ph.D. acquired. Major Education with strong emphasis in research and special education along with Applied Behavior Analysis. Dissertation: The use of Ecobehavioral Analysis to identify the critical behavioral variables in two types of residential classrooms for students who are Dea
Master's degree in Early Intervention and Work with Parents
1977 B.S. in Education of the Hearing Impaired Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
