Kathleen McSorley, Ed.D.
Associate Dean, Academic Programs

Room 2107 James
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11210
718-951-5214
mcsorley@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Kathleen McSorley, Ed.D., assistant professor and  associate dean, brings 23 years of experience as a teacher and staff developer in the New York city public schools to her work at Brooklyn College. As a result, her interests are varied and include creating most enabling classroom and school environments through responsibility based curriculum and behavior management strategies, structures and practices; social justice issues within special and regular education systems; school reform; and inclusion of students with severe disabilities. Her previous work as a staff developer and facilitator in New York City public schools allowed her to gain valuable experience working with schools engaged in school-wide change initiatives. 

Building on this work Dr. McSorley represents Brooklyn College on the New York State Higher Education Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schooling and serves as a member of the Council for Exceptional Children, Teacher Education Division (TED) professional development committee. She has written and has been awarded grants for the preparation of educators in the areas of Assistive Technology and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Her teaching and research focuses on classroom and behavior management, students with emotional and behavioral disabilities and interdisciplinary teaming of special educators with school psychologists and teachers of students with speech and language disabilities. Dr. McSorley holds a B.A. degree in Sociology from Hunter College, CUNY; an M.S. in Special Education from Hunter College; a M.S. in School Administration and Supervision from Pace University; and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Teaching from Syracuse University's Teaching and Leadership program. She is a member of the Council for Exceptional Children and the National Middle Schools Association, the National Middle Schools Association, and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

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Preparing Teachers for the Inclusive Classroom

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