教育: 废话,圣. John’s University, 2008; MS, St. John’s University, 2010; PhD, University of London, 2017. 自2016年起在SPU工作.
Krystle Jalalian-Chursky joined the SOE as a full-time faculty member after having served as an adjunct professor since 2016. 在那段时间里, she taught classes in both general and special education and served as practicum supervisor. Prior to coming to SPU, Dr. Jalalian-Chursky worked as a clinician and behavioral therapist at the University of Washington’s Experimental Education Unit at the Haring Center and 西雅图 Children’s Research Institute, where she focused on creating and developing intervention programs for children with autism and other developmental disabilities.
Dr. Jalalian-Chursky teaches several special education courses, including severe disabilities, 行为管理, individualized education programs, and special education assessment, 以及多样性, equity and inclusion in education, and teacher education courses.
Starting in fall 2021, the SOE has a new major in Early Childhood Education博士在哪里?. Jalalian-Chursky was on the task-force committee that created and developed the program. Having done extensive research focused on children with autism, Dr. Jalalian-Chursky applies this knowledge into the classroom. She is interested in social communication abilities, 行为, and language development among bilingual children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Her research focuses on the connection between disabilities and English language learners (ELL) to develop educational programs and resources to help children with autism grow academically and developmentally.
As a passionate educator, Dr. Jalalian-Chursky believes in giving all students a place where they feel supported and brave, and she remains sensitive to students’ unique needs by developing effective plans through individual and group support, 积极的鼓励, 和加固. Her favorite expression is “Pay it forward” and she hopes to instill generosity in every student she teaches.