Diana Abbott
Professor of Education
Director, M.Ed. in Special Education Program
Whether I am working with teachers at the graduate level or working with students at the undergraduate level, every Roberts student I come in contact with teaches me how to be a better Christian, a better human, or a more informed scholar.
My character is truly blessed by each student I come in contact with.
Profile
Dr. Abbott presents at local and national conferences in the areas of: creating standards-based educational programs for students with disabilities; teacher preparation for K-12 Urban Schools. and supporting teachers of students with disabilities within the high-stakes test cultures.
She has worked with schools to create appropriate and effective inclusive education for students with disabilities, autism, and other complex behaviors. She is an advocate for parents and students with disabilities, working with school districts to create appropriately challenging and responsive educational programs and supporting parents during the IEP process.
Dr. Abbott's research interests include: Infusing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Response to Intervention (RTI) into the Common Core Standards; the neurobiology of disability and effective programming for students with autism and emotional behavior disorders.
Meet Dr. Abbott
In this video, she shares how our graduate programs—like Literacy and Special Education—prepare students to meet the diverse needs of learners, integrate ethical uses of AI, and navigate flexible, well-structured online coursework.
Courses Taught
- EDU 202PT - Social Foundations of Urban Education
- EDU 440PT - Teaching in Diverse Urban Classrooms
- GSPE 5665 - Language Learning Disabilities
- GSPE 6731 - Responsive Programming for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities
- GSPE 6741 - Responsive Programming for Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities
- GSPE 6745 - Advanced Assessment for Special Education
- GSPE 6743 - Applications for Prescriptive and Collaborative Teaming
- GSPE 7710 - Student Teaching and Student Teaching Seminar
- GSPE 7712/13 - Research in Special Education Thesis/Project
- SPED 6742 - Advanced Assessment for Students with Severe Disabilities
- SPED 5702 - Psychology of Applied Behavior Analysis
- SPED 7711 - Student Teaching Internship
Education
- Ph.D., Special Education, Syracuse University
- C.A.S., School Administration, Syracuse University
- M.S., Reading Education, SUNY Oswego
- B.S., Developmental Disabilities and Secondary Education: Mathematics, Seton Hall University