PhD Psychology: The New School for Social Research: Graduate Faculty, New York City, NY
BA Psychology: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT): Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center, Rockville MD
Academic Language Therapist Association: Current President of ALTA MD
International Dyslexia Association
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Sounds–In–Syllables by Sandra Dillion, A Multi-Sensory Orton-Gillingham Program for students with Specific Language Disorders.
Just Words, a Wilson Language Tier 2 program for students struggling with reading and spelling.
Pre-Flight, Pre-reading program for students in K-2.
The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advanced Thinking Through Writing
2017- Present: Chambers Academic Therapy, Rockville MD. Certified Academic Language Therapist:
Reading and language intervention employing an Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory therapeutic approach. Certified by Academic Language Therapy Association.
2009-2016: Montgomery College, Takoma Park/ Silver Spring, MD Part time Associate Professor/Counselor /College Access Specialist Counseling:
Provided educational, career, and transfer planning to a diverse group of students including: first year, returning adults, first-in-family, and international student populations.
Courses taught: General Psychology, Memory and Study Skills, and The First Year Experience Seminar.
2000- 2013, The Learning Community International (TLCI), Columbia, MD.
High School Learning Consultant
TLCI is a regionally accredited school without walls focused on experiential and classroom learning. Provided planning and evaluation of student's course work to meet TLCI and the state of Maryland standards.
1988-1992, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Courses Taught: General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Memory and Learning, Graduate Seminar. Research Area: Cognition, Memory, and Learning