
Biography
Dr. Susan Hildenbrand is a Barry University graduate, earning her Master of Science degree in Exceptional Student Education with an ESOL Endorsement as well as her Ph.D. in Leadership and Education with a Specialization in Exceptional Student Education and a Reading Endorsement. She has been an Assistant Professor in the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) and Reading and Literacy Programs at Barry University. Dr. Hildenbrand has worked in the educational field for over 20 years in varying capacities, including teacher (Special Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, reading, technology, English both regular and honors, and Social Studies), reading specialist, reading coach, department chair (Special Education, Reading, ESOL, and World Languages), ESE and ESOL specialist, assistant principal, and acting school principal. She has authored and received a number of grants while serving in the latter capacities, and she has presented at a number of conferences for both Exceptional Student Education and Reading. Dr. Hildenbrand has taught numerous courses for Barry University both at the graduate and undergraduate levels, including Introduction to Special Education, Curriculum Design in ESE, Learning Strategies in ESE, Assessment to Inform Instruction, Educational Management of Students with Exceptionalities, Foundations of Reading, Reading in the Content Area, and the Reading Diagnosis and Intervention Practicum. She has also taught computer software courses both at the university level as well as in private companies.