Ashlee M. Brown
- Assistant Professor
- Recitation Hall, 210A
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Dr. Brown has spent 18 years serving children with disabilities and their families in the Philadelphia, PA area. Throughout those years, Dr. Brown served as a Special Education Teacher, as well as a Special Education Administrator. She is a certified Special and General Education Teacher, a certified PA Supervisor of Special Education, a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and a Licensed Behavior Specialist (LBS). Dr. Brown received her Ph.D. in Special Education at Temple University in 2019.
Prior to joining WCU, Dr. Brown spent 11 years as a special education leader in the Preschool Early Intervention system in Philadelphia. Her leadership efforts included serving as the Director of a Private Academic School for young children with Autism, the implementation of large-scale program improvement efforts across Philadelphia, coaching support in the application of special education regulations, spearheading professional development for approximately 2,000 special education teachers, paraprofessionals and related service personnel, multiple family engagement initiatives and numerous research projects alongside several local universities. Dr. Brown has also served as an Adjunct Professor at La Salle University since 2015 and on the Executive Board of the PA Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children (PACEC) since 2021. Dr. Brown is dedicated to improving special education services for children and families. Her research interests include the equitable application of special education law in diverse settings, the implementation of evidence-based practices for young children with disabilities and their families and developing effective professional development structures for in-service educators and related personnel.