Instructor
wadswoal@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education:
- S.Ed. Special Education, Old Dominion University
- A. Anthropology, State University of New York- Oswego
Program Involvement:
- Behavior Specialist Concentration
- Adapted Curriculum (K-12)
Professional Experience and Interests:
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Taught students K-12 with low incidence disabilities, including intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in both private and public schools.
- Provided behavior consultation as an autism and behavior specialist for students (with and without disabilities) pre-school to 12th grade within a public school setting
- Oversaw an inclusive preschool program for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
- Provided behavior services to children age 2 to 7 in an ABA (applied behavior analysis) center-based program
- Managed a residential group home for adults with developmental disabilities
- Interests include: classroom management, teacher coaching, functional behavior assessment, effective behavior interventions across settings