Ronda Goodale, PhD, LEP

ronda_goodale@williamjames.edu

Role(s)

• Adjunct Faculty, School Psychology Department

Degrees

• PhD, Educational Psychology, Boston College
• CAS, Administration, Policy, and Social Planning, Harvard University
• MEd, Special Education, Northeastern University
• BS in Education, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Teaching

• Diversity & Cross Cultural Psychology (CC 522)

Research and Practice Interests

• Diversity
• Special Education
• Reading
• Second Language Learners
• Curriculum Based Assessment

Professional Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed Educational Psychologist (Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services)
• Licensed School Psychologist (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Educa-tion)
• Special Needs Teacher, All Levels (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
• Special Education Administrator (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
• Supervisor, Director, All levels (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Edu-cation)
• Principal/Assistant principal 5-9, 9-12 (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secon-dary Education)
• English as a Second Language Teacher, K-6, 5-12 (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
• English 5-9, 7-12 (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
• Wilson Certified Reading Teacher (Wilson Language Training)

Publications and Presentations

Recent Publications

Goodale, R. (2016, October/November). Public schools: Advertising our advantages. Aft Massachusetts AFL-CIO The Advocate, p. 5.

Goodale, R. (2016, August/September).  The right education for you. Aft Massachusetts AFL-CIO-The Advocate, p. 10.

Goodale, R. (2014). Independent assessments or the Emperor’s New Clothes. Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology newsletter, p. 4.

Current Professional Leadership and/or Concurrent Work Experience

• Chair, Early Education and Care, Cambridge College
• Consultant, Malden Public Schools and other school systems
• Part-Time Lecturer, Northeastern University
• Senior Lecturer in the Graduate School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Prior Professional Leadership and/or Work Experience

• Part-Time Lecturer, Lesley College
• Consultant, Wediko Children Services
• Boston Public Schools:
  • Evaluation Team Facilitator, Lyndon Pilot School and Boston Evening and Day Academy Charter Schools
  • Literacy Specialist/Coach
  • Assistant Program Director, Central Office/Special Education
  • Program Advisor, Central Office
  • Program Advisor, High School Level
  • Supervisor, itinerant service providers
  • Program Advisor for Compliance
  • C.I.P.R.P. Coordinator – Compliance Officer, Over/Under Representation Project
  • Bureau of Institutional Schools Trainer
  • Special Needs Teacher

Professional Affiliations

• National Association of School Psychologists
• Massachusetts Association of School Psychologists
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Council on Exceptional Children

Community Engagement

• WBZ Radio talk-show guest on issues in psychology, Morgan White Show
• Fundraising Chair for Koleinu, a community chorus
• Peer Assistant Program, Boston Public Schools