Rate My Professor Micheline Malow

Dr. Micheline Malow is a professor in the Department of Special Education within the School of Education at Manhattanville University, having joined the faculty in 2006. She serves as faculty liaison for the student chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children and teaches courses such as Foundations of Special Education, Child Development, and Research in Special Education. As a New York state-licensed psychologist, Dr. Malow brings extensive professional experience working with children and adolescents across clinical, residential, day treatment, and public school settings to promote optimal learning environments. Her academic background includes a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a specialization in School Psychology from The Graduate Center, City University of New York; a Master of Science in Education and Professional Diploma in School Psychology from Queens College, City University of New York; and a Bachelor of Science from the College of Human Ecology at Michigan State University. Dr. Malow contributes to professional organizations as a member of the school board for Blythedale Children’s Hospital and the executive board for Learning Disabilities Worldwide.

Dr. Malow's research specializations encompass students at risk, effective teaching practices, and program reviews, with focused interests in mindfulness interventions for students classified with emotional or behavioral disorders, adolescent risk-taking behaviors, and teacher training in behavior management strategies. She has co-authored the book Adolescents and Risk: Making Sense of Adolescent Psychology, published by Praeger Publishers in 2008 with Patrick B. Johnson. Her publications include articles on mindfulness for students classified with emotional/behavioral disorder (2016), the implications of a system-wide positive behavioral intervention initiative (2016), school administrators' perceptions of critical teacher skills (2023), and teacher efficacy perceptions among secondary students with emotional and behavioral disorders (2011). Dr. Malow has delivered presentations at professional conferences, including the New York State Council for Exceptional Children on the utility of mindfulness in educational settings (2015), mindfulness with students classified with emotional/behavioral disorders (2015), and Faculty Lecture Series at Manhattanville University on mindfulness applications to teaching practices (2014). These contributions highlight her impact on special education pedagogy and support for students with behavioral challenges.