Joan Axelrod, MEd
Role(s)
- Adjunct Faculty, School Psychology Department
- Coordinator, Academic Resource Center, William James College
Degrees
- MEd, Special Education, Boston University
- BA, Psychology, Clark University
Teaching
- Instructional Assessment and Intervention (IA 520)
- Advanced Psychoeducational Assessment (PA 700)
- Practicum in Advanced Assessment (FP 721; FP 722)
Research and Practice Interests
- Students with learning differences
- Reading disabilities
Publications and Presentations
Recent Publications:
Lichtenstein, R. & Axelrod, J. (2015) Case 15-Jane, Age 7: Consumer-responsive approach to assessment reports. In A. Kaufman, S. Engi Raiford, & D. Coalson (Eds.), Intelligent testing with the WISC-V (pp 578-586). Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons
Recent Presentations:
Axelrod, J. (2016, November) The WIAT-3: Administering, scoring and interpreting. Workshop presented at the EDCO Collaborative, Waltham, MA.
Axelrod, J. & Clark, B. (2015, June). Do I ask for a psychological evaluation or neuropsychological evaluation? Special Session presented at the Youth at Risk 2015 Conference, Beverly, MA.
Axelrod, J. (2014, November). What evaluators look for in a language-based program. Keynote presented at Designing Public School Language Based Programs: A Symposium for Teachers and Administrators, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA.
Current Professional Leadership and/or Concurrent Work Experience
- Psychoeducational diagnostician and consultant, private practice, Lexington, MA
Prior Professional Leadership and/or Work Experience
- Clinical Director, Medical Educational Evaluation Center, North Shore Children’s Hospital
- Consultant, Special Education Department, Woburn Public Schools
- Consultant, Special Education Department, Winchester Public Schools
- Consultant, Special Education Department, Sudbury Public Schools
Professional Affiliations
- National Association of School Psychologists
Community Engagement
- Chair, Board of Youth Services, Arlington Youth Counseling Center, Arlington MA
