Tara S. Guerriero
Professor
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Tara Guerriero attended Northwestern University where she received her Ph.D. in Learning
Disabilities, with a concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience. She also received her
Master of Arts degree in Learning Disabilities and her Bachelor of Science degree
in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a concentration in Learning Disabilities
and a minor in Psychology from Northwestern University. Dr. Guerriero was certified
as a Special Education Teacher in the state of Pennsylvania, as well as a Learning
Behavior Specialist in Learning Disabilities in the state of Illinois. She was both
a clinician and supervisor in a learning clinic at Northwestern University, where
she provided remediation for children with learning disabilities and conducted psycho-educational
evaluations of children and adults for the purpose of identifying and diagnosing learning
disabilities. Dr. Guerriero’s research interests include assessment in special education,
inclusive practices associated with special education, and both assessment and teaching
within the areas of mathematics and reading in the field of learning disabilities.