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Andrew L. Egel
Professor
Department of Special Education
1308 Benjamin Building
College Park, MD 20742
Voice: 301-405-6487
aegel@umd.edu
Specialty Area: Severe Disabilities
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Current Interests:
Dr. Egel joined the University of Maryland at College
Park in 1979. He was hired to develop an on-going research program
in the area of autism while training teachers for chidren and youth
with austism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other severe disabilities.
Dr. Egel teaches courses in behavior management, autism, and research
methodology. His current research interests focus on the development
and evaluation of innovative instructional methodologies for use
with children with ASD and other severe disabilities. These projects
have been implemented with support through federally-funded grants
from the research, model programs, early childhood and personnel
preparation divisions of the U.S. Department of Special Education.
In addition to his research endeavors, Dr. Egel
consults to several programs involved in the education of children
with ASD and other severe disabilities both locally and across the
country. He also reviews for many leading educational and psychological
journals and has made significant contributions in the fields of autism
and instructional methodology.
Education: Ph.D., University of California, Educational
Psychology
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