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Dr.  Patricia Arter

Dr. Arter received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from Towson State University.  At Johns Hopkins University, she earned her Master of Science Degree in Special Education-Inclusion and her Doctorate (Ed.D) in Special Education Administration and Leadership in Urban Setting Schools.  Dr. Arter came to Marywood University from Maryland where she has thirteen years of K-12 experience working as a classroom teacher in inclusive classrooms.  She also served as an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Arter has conducted extensive research in her field.  Her research interests include Universal Design for Learning and creating access to learning for all students.  She has received grants to support local educators in how to used instructional technology to increase students' achievement.  Dr. Arter has also researched how the use of Student Response Systems can affect curricular redesign in education courses.  She is currently working in collaboration with Johns Hopkins, George Mason, and York College to research student teachers' dispositions for working with students with disabilities.  Additionally, Dr. Arter is developing and researching a campus-based transition program for students ages 18-21 with autism, which is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2008.  Dr. Arter has made numerous presentations at local, national, and international conferences concerning her research, and she has had articles published in journals including The Middle School Journal and Teaching Exceptional Children.

 

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