Michelle Gonzalez Professor • Educational Leadership and Professional Studies View CV Website Michelle Gonzalez, PhD has over 20 years working as a special education teacher and professor. Prior to her faculty position at William Paterson University in the Educational Leadership and Professional Studies department, she was an early childhood special education teacher in New Jersey. Degrees PhD Doctor of Philosophy – Education, Walden University Minneapolis, MN MS Master of Science –Reading , Gwynedd-Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA BA Education , La Salle University Philadelphia, PA Specialization Literacy, inclusive practices, dyslexia, in-service educators, best practices in online instruction Licenses and Certifications 05/30/2001 Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-5, 05/30/2001 Instructional I Elementary Education K-6, 05/30/2001 Instructional I Mentally and Physically Handicapped K-12, 08/30/2006 Reading Specialist, 05/30/2001 Teacher of the Handicapped K-12, Representative Publications A Comparison of Faculty and Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Engaging Online Courses: A Mixed-Method Study; , International Journal of Educational Methodology ; 2020 http://www.ijem.com/IJEM_6_1_223.pdf Early childhood educators’ perceptions of dyslexia and ability to identify students at-risk; , Journal of Education and Learning; 2019 http://jel.ccsenet.org Supporting Graduate Student Writers with VoiceThread; , Journal of Educational Technology Systems ; http://439 Jefferson Street, Floor 2 Dyslexia knowledge predictors, self-efficacy, and professional development needs of in-service educators; Volume Annals of Dyslexia, Issue 71 2021 Making the Time: Relationships Among the School Specialists.; Volume School Community Journal , Issue 31 (1) 2021 Representative Presentations Developing Teacher Leaders: An Examination of a Graduate Reading Specialist Program Critical Questions in Education Conference Academy for Educational Studies Savanah, GA 2019 Dyslexia knowledge predictors, self-efficacy, and professional development needs of in-service educators Council for Learning Disability Conference Council for Learning Disabilities , 2020 Dyslexia knowledge predictors, self-efficacy, and professional development needs of in-service educators International Dyslexia Association Conference IDA , 2020 Email 973 720 3799 3004 Valley Road By Appointment