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Faculty Profiles
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Helene Anthony, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Dr. Anthony holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State in Educational Psychology. She received a Masters of Art in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Massachusetts, as well as an International Relations from the University of Delaware. Her research interests include literacy instruction and inclusion strategies.
Susan Blair-Larsen, Ed.D., Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Reading
Dr. Susan M. Blair-Larsen received her Ed.D. in Reading from the University of Pennsylvania. Before entering teacher education, she worked in public schools as an elementary school teacher, a reading specialist/supervisor, an adult basic education teacher, and an English instructor at the college level. Dr. Blair-Larsen has combined her love to travel with presentations to educators throughout the United States, Europe , Africa , the Mid-East, Australia , and the South Pacific. As evidenced by her list of publications which ranges from Nordic World to The Reading Teacher , Dr. Blair-Larsen has diverse interests. Her latest book, The Balanced Reading Program:Helping All Students Achieve Success, is published by the International Reading Association.
Richard Blumberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Dr. Blumberg holds a Ph.D.in Special Education and Rehabilitation from the University of Oregon, and an M.A. in Counseling from the University of San Francisco. He is currently Co-Director of the Career and Community Studies Program, and co-editor of the NADD bulletin, the publication of the National Association for Dual Diagnosis. He conducts research and has published articles and book chapters in the areas of Positive Behavioral Support, the Transition from School to Adult Life, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and the needs of individuals who are dully diagnosed with mental illness and intellectual disability.
Dallas Cheek, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Dr. Cheek earned his doctorate from Texas A&M in curriculum and instruction. His research interests include content area literacy at the secondary level. He has been on faculty at TCNJ since 1992.
Alan H. Cohen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator
Dr. Cohen obtained a Ph.D. from Temple University with research in the area of psycholinguistics and an M.A. in Speech and Language Pathology from the same university. His continuing research interests encompass a number of areas: 1) preservice training of regular and special education teacher candidates; 2) communication disorders; 3) use of "total communication" with students with disabilities; 4) language and communication problems in individuals with autism and related disabilities; 5) international aspects of special education.
Amy G. Dell, Ph.D., Professor, Chair
Amy Dell is director of the Adaptive Technology Center for New Jersey
Colleges, which is funded by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education.
The Center provides information and training on the use of assistive
technology to improve the academic experiences of college students
who have disabilities. Dr. Dell also serves as editor-in -chief of
TECH-NJ: Technology, Educators & CHildren with disabilities -
New Jersey, and director of the Center for Assistive Technology &
Inclusive Education Studies. She received her Ph.D. from the University
of Rochester and has been a professor at TCNJ since 1983. http://adaptivetech.tcnj.edu
Dr. Dell, in collaboration with Jerry Petroff and Deborah Newton (Univ of Southern Connecticut), has recently authored the textbook Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities published by Prentice Hall.
Jerry G. Petroff, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Jerry Petroff obtained a Ph.D. from Temple University in Psychological Studies in Special Education. He earned both his master and bachelor degrees from The College of New Jersey. He holds several New Jersey teaching certificates and is certified as a Supervisor of Special Education. Dr. Petroff's research interests include transition to post-secondary life for students with severe disabilities, early communication and family life. He has been on faculty since 2001.
Dr. Petroff, in collaboration with Amy Dell and Deborah Newton (Univ of Southern Connecticut), has recently authored the textbook Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities published by Prentice Hall.
Shridevi Rao, Ph.D.,Associate Professor & Graduate Coordinator
Shridevi Rao received her doctorate in Special Education from Syracuse University. She has a strong interest in qualitative research and has conducted and participated in studies based on this methodology. Her current interests are in the areas of inclusion, positive behavior supports, and family perspectives. She has published and made several presentations in these areas.
Kathleen M. Rotter, Ed.D., Assistant Professor
Dr. Rotter received her doctorate and master's degree from Rutgers University. She received her bachelor's degree from The College of New Jersey. Her research interests include special education law, the work of the Child Study Teams, assessment of pupils with educational disabilities; and teaching pupils with learning disabilities. Dr. Rotter was formerly a Director of Special Services and the coordinator of due process and mediation for the New Jersey Department of Education.
Jean Slobodzian, Ed.D., Assistant Professor
Dr. Slobodzian received her doctorate from Rutgers University, her master's degree from the University of Connecticut, and her bachelor's degree from The College of New Jersey. She has extensive experience as a classroom teacher working with deaf and hard of hearing students. In addition, she holds national certification as a sign language interpreter. Dr. Slobodzian combines a sociocultural lens with qualitative research methods to study identity development, cross-cultural relationships, and issues of equity within inclusive educational programs.
Kathryne Speaker, Ed.D., Assistant Professor
Dr. Speaker earned her doctorate from Temple University in Early Childhood and Elementary Education, her master's from University of Virginia and her bachelor's degree from LaSalle University. Her research interests include: literacy and technology, storytelling and language acquisition, children's museums and learning environments, and school Violence. Her expertise is in literacy, storytelling, children's literature, early childhood education and preprofessional field experiences. Dr. Speaker's campus commitments include the Academic Integrity Committee, Faculty Senate and General Education Advisory Council. She is also a Faculty Fellow for the First Year Experience at TCNJ.
Barbara K. Strassman, Ed.D., Professor, Coordinator of the Program in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Dr. Strassman has been on faculty at TCNJ since 1985. She holds certification as a Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Reading Specialist, Teacher of Reading, and Principal/Supervisor. Her current research focuses on technology and writing instruction. Dr. Strassman has served on local Boards of Education and maintains an active role in several national and international organizations.
Jean
Wong, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Jean Wong earned a doctorate and a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of California at Los Angeles. Her bachelor’s degree is in Chinese language and literature from Connecticut College. She primarily teaches graduate courses in the Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) and Reading programs. She also teaches TESL modules to undergraduates in this department and in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education. Her research interests include the areas of Conversation Analysis (CA), native-nonnative speaker English conversation, repair/correction, second language acquisition, language pedagogy, and instructional materials design and evaluation.
Yiqiang Wu,
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator of TESL
Dr. Wu received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus
on
TESL from Texas A&M University and master's degree in English
and
Linguistics from the same university. His current research includes
TESL/Bilingual instructional and learning strategies, L1 and L2 skill
transfer, and trouble spots in L2 learning. His latest book is entitled
Teaching English to Chinese Students Effectively. He serves on the
Council
for the Education of Language Minority Students of the New Jersey
Commission of Higher Education. He is the director of College ESL
Professional Resource Center.
