Tara S. Guerriero West Chester University, USA

Dr. Tara S. Guerriero attended Northwestern University where she received a B.S. in Speech, an M.A. in Learning Disabilities, and a Ph.D. in Learning Disabilities, with a concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience.  She is an associate professor in the Department of Special Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and currently serves as the Faculty Special Assistant to the Dean for Assessment and Accreditation.  She teaches at the graduate and undergraduate level in the areas of foundations of Special Education, assessment, curriculum and instruction/methodology, family systems, and communication/language development and assistive technology.  Dr. Guerriero was previously a clinician and supervisor in a learning clinic that focused on both the assessment and diagnosis of learning disabilities as well as the remediation of learning disabilities.  Her research interests include assessment of learning disabilities, inclusive practices associated with special education, and both assessment and teaching within the areas of mathematics and reading in the field of learning disabilities.