Joelle Fingerhut

Assistant Professor of Education

Bio

Joelle Fingerhut has taught children with disabilities in a variety of roles, including as a literacy interventionist, behavior therapist, case manager, and teacher, and in various states across the U.S. as well as in the Middle East. She has experience teaching special education teacher preparation courses and supervising teacher candidates in their teaching placements. Before joining Marist, she worked as a postdoctoral associate at Rutgers University, where she provided professional development on evidence-based behavioral interventions to teaching assistants and teachers throughout New Jersey. Dr. Fingerhut has presented her research at national and international conferences and has published in journals such as Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities and Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention. In her free time, Dr. Fingerhut enjoys running, playing board games, reading, and photography. 

Education

PhD, Educational Psychology and Methodology, University at Albany (SUNY)
MSEd, Special Education, Simmons University
BA, Psychology/English, Ithaca College

Research Interests / Areas of Focus

Single-case design, evidence-based practices, teacher preparation, autism, culture and special education

Selected Publications

Fingerhut, J., Reddy, L., Lekwa, A., & Dudek, C. (2024). Implementation of paraprofessional behavior support coaching: A study of behavior concerns and interventions used in elementary schools. Psychology in the Schools, 61(9), 3840-3854. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23256

Fingerhut, J., Moeyaert, M., Manolov, R., Xu, X., & Park, K.H. (2023). Systematic review of single-case quantitative analysis techniques. Behavior Modification, 47(5), 1115–1143. https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455231178469

Fingerhut, J., Reddy, L., Dudek, C., Bronstein, B., & Elliott, A. (2023). Classroom paraprofessional and teachers serving students with disruptive behaviors: A study of professional relationships. Exceptionality, 32(1), 57-70.  https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2023.2271588

Fingerhut, J., & Moeyaert, M. (2022). Selecting and justifying quantitative analysis techniques in single-case research through a user-friendly open-source tool. Frontiers in Education, 7, 1-13, https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.1064807

Fingerhut, J., & Moeyaert, M. (2022). Training individuals to implement discrete trials with fidelity: A meta-analysis. Focus on Autism and other Developmental Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1177/10883576221081076

 

 

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Contact Information

Academic School

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Office

Dyson 3064

Email

joelle.fingerhut@Marist.edu

Phone

(845) 575-3000 ext. 2894