Dr. Wong began her career teaching young children in a private school setting. But the need to “do more” tugged at her heart strings and it is through her master’s program at Teachers College, Columbia University that she discovered her calling to special education. While serving children with disabilities and their families, she witnessed the power of early intervention helping children reach their full developmental potential. Now in her 11th year in teacher preparation, Dr. Wong is thrilled to share her passion for teaching and advocating for children with disabilities with future teachers in the college classroom.

Education

• EdD, Special Education, University of Pittsburgh
• MA, Early Childhood Special Education, Columbia University Teachers College
• BA, Early Childhood Education and Child Psychology, Smith College

Accomplishments

• "Learning on the job: An exploration of teacher educators' training and comfort with anti-ableist disability discussion," published in Teaching and Teacher Education (2024)
• “Reading Literature about Disabled Children and Adolescents: A Window into Pre-Service Teachers’ Emerging Understanding of Disability,” published in Journal of Education for Teaching (2022)
• “Erasure or empowerment?: How pre-service teacher address disability when using children’s literature,” published in International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (2021) 
• “Breaking the Cycle: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Disability-Related Discussions,” published in Teacher Education and Special Education (2018)

Areas of Expertise/Interest

• Special education
• Teacher preparation
• Teacher's dispositional development
• Inclusive practices in education
• Early Intervention
• Autism Spectrum Disorder and developmental disorders
• Uniiversal Design for Learning
• Collaboration and Co-Teaching
• IEP Facilitation
• Special Education Advocacy