Dr. 奥尔加DeJesus-Diaz has been an educator in P-16 for over 20 years with expertise in special education, 双语教育, 语言习得, and teacher preparation in higher education. 来自仁慈学院, she holds two master's degrees, one in Elementary 教育 and another in School Administration. Also, a doctorate in 教育al 领导 from Liberty University. Dr. DeJesus-Diaz is an associate professor and assistant dean of teacher education at bet亚洲365欢迎投注.

Her professional expertise extends from her teaching, scholarship and service in education.  She taught as a bilingual special education teacher in P-12, as an associate professor in teacher preparation programs, worked at NYSED as an associate advocating for ELLs with disabilities, and held several leadership roles in higher education. 在她的奖学金，博士. DeJesus-Diaz shares her work and expertise nationally and internationally. In 2017, 作为富布赖特学者, she provided professional development to faculty and teaching candidates at the University of Vienna. This was under the theme “Empowering the Diverse Learner through Digital Storytelling”. Dr. DeJesus-Diaz has published several articles in peer reviewed professional journals and a book titled “International 本科 English Language Learner’s Perception of Distance Learning”.

When it comes to serving in the field, Dr. DeJesus-Diaz has served as an expert for the U.S. Department of 教育 in initiatives to develop alternative assessment for English language learners, member of the Women’s 领导 Council at Touro University, VP of Conference for the NYSTESOL organization (2022-23), NYS CEEDAR Taskforce member, Bilingual Curriculum Design Taskforce with USPREP and is an AAQEP quality assurance reviewer of teacher education programs in higher education.