About

Alisa Hanson, Ed.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies and the program coordinator for Teach Well. Teach Well is an advanced online degree in special education that prepares teachers to work with students with disabilities in inclusive settings. Currently, Dr. Hanson teaches graduate courses in the Teach Well and Dyslexia Graduate Certificate programs and supervises preservice teachers during their final internship experience. Before entering higher education, Dr. Hanson spent 18 years as a P-12 special education teacher serving students and families in various settings.

Dr. Hanson’s professional focus is on teacher education, mentoring, literacy development, and reading instruction and remediation. She has provided local professional development to practitioners and presented at regional and national conferences.

Research Interests

Literacy, Professional Development, Special Education, Teacher Evaluation

Education

• Ed.D. 2019 - University of Florida, Special Education Emphasis on literacy instruction and intervention, and teacher development
• Ed.S. 2007 - University of Florida, Special Education
• M.Ed. 1997 - University of Florida, Special Education
• B.A. 1996 - University of Florida, Arts in Education, with Honors
• Florida Educator Certifications - License Number: 777074 License Type: 5 Year Renewable Professional License Status: Certified Expiry Date: 06/30/2027
  Effective Rank Date: 07/01/1997 Elementary Education Emotionally Handicapped Reading Specific Learning Disabilities

Selected Publications

Books / Book Chapters

• Lane, H. B., Gonsalves, V., & Hanson, A. H. (2020). Demystifying the online program development process: a graduate certificate in dyslexia. In Handbook of Research on Developing Engaging Online Courses (pp. 330-349). IGI Global.

Presentations

• Smith-Bonahue, T., Colon, E., Cohn, M. & Hanson, A. H. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Using Diverse Data Sources to Evaluate Pedagogy and Clinical Practice in an Educator Preparation Program [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/w88oeyn (Conference Canceled)
• Lane, H., Gonsalves, V., Hanson, A. (2017, November). Using IDA standards to design powerful and effective professional development experiences for teachers. Paper presented at the annual International Dyslexia Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Lane, H., Gonsalves, V., Hanson, A. (2017, November). Preparing teachers to provide evidence-based literacy intervention: The UFLI model. Paper presented at the annual International Dyslexia Association Conference, Charleston, SC.
• Lane, H., Moss, S., Hanson, A. (2016, October). Preparing teachers to provide evidence-based literacy intervention: The UFLI model. Paper presented at the annual International Dyslexia Association Conference, Orlando, FL.

Other Publications

• Hanson, A. H. (2019). A summative program evaluation of an online graduate dyslexia certificate for practitioners. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.