Position/Role
Assistant Professor
Department
School
Building
New Academic Building
Room
0001
Phone
E-mail
Courses Taught
- Final Practicum / Research Seminar
- Student Teaching Exceptional Education / Practicum
- Interventions in Reading and Writing / Learning Disabilities
- High Incidence Disabilities
- Low Incidence Disabilities
- Language in Childhood Education
Degrees
- DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN LITERACY FOR LEARNERS AT RISK
- St. John’s University, The School of Education, Queens, New York
- MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LITERACY FOR LEARNERS AT RISK
- St. John’s University, the School of Education, Queens, New York
- MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION; ENGLISH AND SPECIAL EDUCATION
- Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATION ARTS WITH
- MINORS IN JOURNALISM AND FILM
- College of Mount St. Vincent Riverdale, New York
Certifications & Licenses
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
- SUNY Center for Professional Development, Old Westbury, New York
- ONLINE TEACHING CERTIFICATION,
- St. John’s University, Queens, New York
- NYS TEACHING CERTIFICATION: LITERACY
- St. John’s University, Queens, New York - Grades 5 through 12
- ORTON GILLINGHAM ACADEMY TRAINING FOR ASSOCIATE-LEVEL
- St. John’s University, Queens, New York -Coursework completed; fieldwork in progress.
- NYS TEACHING CERTIFICATION: EDUCATION / SPECIAL EDUCATION
- Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York - Grades 7 through 12
- NYS TEACHING CERTIFICATION: EDUCATION / ENGLISH
- Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York
Research Interests
My research focuses on using technology as an independent learning strategy to support vocabulary acquisition for students with Learning Disabilities. I am passionate about finding and developing technological tools to support Literacy achievement for academically marginalized students.
Publications
- Egan, D. and Gilic, L. (2021) Using Technological Applications as an Independent Learning Strategy to Support Vocabulary Acquisition for Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities. Open Journal of Modern Linguistics, 11, 529-538. doi: 10.4236/ojml.2021.114040.
- Egan, Donna M., (2019) Using Technology as an Independent Learning Strategy to Support Vocabulary Acquisition for Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities. Theses and Dissertations. 8.
https://scholar.stjohns.edu/theses_dissertations/8
Presentations
- SUNY Old Westbury, CEC Campus Chapter, December 2023, Old Westbury, NY.
- Presenter: Egan, D.M. (2023, December). Digital literacy through a special education lens.
- SUNY Old Westbury, CEC Campus Chapter, May 2020, Old Westbury, NY.
- Presenter: Egan, D.M. (2020, May). Digital literacy through a special education lens.
- Molloy College’s Parent Workshops, Winter/Spring 2019. Plaza School; Baldwin, N.Y.
- Presenter: Egan, D.M. (2019, March 23). Ten easy ways to use the technology you have at hand to help your child improve their literacy.
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Regional Conference; Syracuse, N.Y.
- Presenter: Egan, D.M., Kiely, M.T., O’Meara, S., Patterson, K. & Sachs, L. (2014, October 31). Secondary content area teachers’ supports for students with disabilities in inclusion classes.
Office Hours
Mondays: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Wednesdays: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Personal Website