Kristie Asaro-Saddler

Dr. Kristie Asaro-Saddler is the Director of the Division of Special Education and an Associate Professor in the Divisions of Special Education and Educational Psychology and Methodology. Her research interests primarily focus on strategies to support autistic students, particularly in the areas of writing and self-regulation, and exploring the lived experiences of families and practitioners of autistic people in underrepresented areas of the world, including Central Asia and the Middle East. She has over 50 publications in journals including Exceptional Children, Journal of Special Education, and Autism, and more than 100 presentations at state, national, and international conferences in the areas of autism and writing. Dr. Asaro-Saddler has received numerous grants to support her research, including the Organization for Autism Research, Australian Association of Special Education, and the U.S. Department of Education. She is a Committee Officer for the Neurodiversity and Autism Research in Education Committee of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and a member of AERA and the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in special education and autism. Prior to joining the faculty at the University at Albany she was a special education teacher for autistic students.