Lawrence-Brown, Diana

Name:

Diana Lawrence-Brown
Diana Lawrence-Brown, Ph.D.

Academic School:

School of Education

Academic Department:

Differentiated Instruction

Titles/Responsibilities:

Associate Professor

Contact Information:

Office Phone: (716) 375-2165
E-Mail: dlawrenc@sbu.edu 
Website: http://sched.sbu.edu/faculty/dbrown/ 

Office Location/Hours:

Plassmann Hall, B16

Courses Taught:


Academic Degrees:

  • Ph.D., Department of Learning and Instruction, Inclusive Education, University at Buffalo
  • M.Ed., Educational Psychology, University at Buffalo
  • B.S.Ed., Elementary & Special Education, Clarion State College

Accomplishments:

  • Magiera, K., Lawrence-Brown, D., Bloomquist, K., Foster, C., Figueroa, A., Glatz, K. Heppeler, D., Rodriguez, P. (2006). On the Road to More Collaborative Teaching. Teaching Exceptional Children Plus, 2(5), 1-12
  • Lawrence-Brown, D. & Muschaweck, K. (2004). Getting Started with Collaborative Teamwork for Inclusion. Catholic Education, 8(2), 146-161
  • Richardson, G., Lawrence-Brown, D., & Paige, S. (2004). Rejecting Pygmalion: The Social and Cultural Capital of Working-Class Women Ph.D. Students. Race, Gender, and Class 
  • Lawrence-Brown, D. (2004). Differentiated instruction: Inclusive Strategies for Standards-based Learning That Benefit the Whole Class. American Secondary Education, 32(3), 34-62
  • Lawrence-Brown, D. (2000). The Segregation of Stephen. In Cornbleth, C. (Ed.), Curriculum Politics, Policy, and Practice. Albany: SUNY Press

Teaching Philosophy:

Given individualized supports, all students can learn utilizing authentic instruction that is grounded, applied, and assessed in "real-life" community environments.

Current Research Interests/Projects:

  • Teacher education and curriculum, specializing in authentic and responsive pedagogy for diverse learners.
  • Interaction of education policy and practice, including how power is exercised in schools and who benefits.
  • History of education, especially inclusion of individuals with disabilities in schools, communities, and society.

Other Interests/Community Involvement:

  • Social justice issues
  • Reading
  • Music
  • Hiking/camping
  • Watching stand-up comedy.