Instructor

Sharmila Roy LinkedIn

"Educational therapists are school and community change agents. We are advocates who empower students by helping them understand their strengths."

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SHARMILA ROY, Ph.D., has over 30 years of experience in special education, primarily in teacher training, classroom interventions, and curriculum development. She is a special consultant for the Schwab Learning Center in Palo Alto, CA, and has worked in private practice as an educational therapist, as well as in the non-profit sector, and helped families navigate the special education system for their children. She has extensive experience working in K-7 classrooms and one-on-one with exceptional students, especially in the area of multi-sensory mathematics learning for students with learning differences and executive functional skills. Roy has been trained in the United Kingdom and received a doctorate in Special Education from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has served as the chair of the Educational Therapy certificate program since 2014.

Associated Program(s)

DEI For Early Childhood Success DEI For Educators Diversity Equity Inclusion Educational Therapy TESOL

Culture and Cultural Diversity

Educational Therapy Practicum

Management of Clinical Practice

Neurodivergent Learners