Alumna Faculty

After successful completion of her PhD in educational psychology, former EdPsy Students president (06-07) Kristie Asaro is appointed as a visiting assistant professor in the Division of Special Education within the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology starting Spring 2008 semester.

Dr. Asaro’s research looks at students with autism spectrum disorders and strategy instruction. Classes she teaches are ESPE 560 Introduction to Human Exceptionality, ESPE 564 Participation in and Study of English Language Arts and Social Studies Program, ESPE 565 Participation in and Study of Math, Science and Technology Programs, ESPE 580 Practicum: Teaching Students with Disabilities, ESPE 650 Educational Environments for Preparing Students with Disabilities to Meet the Learning Standards: Childhood and Middle Childhood Levels, and ESPE 680 Internship: Teaching Students with Disabilities at the Childhood and Middle Childhood Levels.

PhD Program in Top 10

Educational Psychology PhD program is ranked as the top 10th Educational Evaluation & Research program in the United States at the 2006-2007 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index top performing individual programs list prepared by Academic Analytics.

According to a news story by UAlbany School of Education, "rankings were based on the index for ranking doctoral programs launched by Academic Analytics last year. The index evaluates over 7,400 doctoral programs in 172 disciplines in 375 institutions. It also ranks institutions in broader categories, such as humanities and biological sciences, as well as institutions as a whole. Index findings were released in the Nov. 16 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education."