Rate My Professor Paula Conroy

Paula Conroy is a Professor in the School of Special Education within the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado. She has held faculty positions at UNC since 2000, beginning as an Adjunct Instructor, advancing to Assistant Professor from 2002 to 2006, Associate Professor from 2007 to 2012, and Professor since 2013. Additionally, she served as an Adjunct Instructor at Adams State College from 2000 to 2001. Conroy earned her Ed.D. and M.A. in Special Education from the University of Northern Colorado, and her B.S. in Special Education from Russell Sage College. She possesses extensive professional certifications, including a Colorado Professional Teacher License with endorsements for Visual Impairment (ages 0-21) and Profound Needs (K-12), a Special Services License for Orientation and Mobility (K-12), certification as an Orientation and Mobility Specialist from ACVREP, and a Certificate of Braille Competency from the Colorado Department of Education in both EBAE and UEB.

Her academic interests focus on action research, Braille instructional techniques, cultural and linguistic diversity, instructional methodology, physical education and visual impairment, and second language learners with visual disabilities. As the coordinator of UNC's Visual Impairment and Orientation & Mobility programs, she contributes significantly to teacher preparation in these areas. Key publications include Milian, M., Conroy, P., & Correa-Torres, S. (in press). Multicultural Issues in Foundations of Education, Third Edition; Conroy, P. (2016). Building Background Knowledge: Pre-teaching Physical Education Concepts to Students with Visual Impairments, Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research; Conroy, P. (2015). Investigation of the Impact of Recreational Ski Program On Individuals who are Blind and Visually Disabled, Palestra; Lieberman, L. et al. (2014). How students with visual impairments can learn the components of the expanded core curriculum through physical education, Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness; and Conroy, P. (2014). Promoting Reflective Practices in Special Education through Action Research, Networks: On-Line Journal for Teacher Research.