Mazin, Amanda L. (anl2105)

BAE in Special Education University of Florida

M.Ed. in Special Education (Emotional/Behavior Disorders and Learning Disabilities) University of Florida

Ph.D. in Intellectual Disabilities/Autism Teachers College, Columbia University

Amanda Levin Mazin, Ph.D. is a full-time lecturer and Practicum Coordinator in the Programs in Intellectual Disability/Autism at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a certified special education teacher and Board Certified Behavior Analyst with 20 years’ experience working with students with a variety of academic, behavioral, communicative and social needs and their families. She has consulted to high needs schools and districts focused on teacher training and inclusive models of instruction for students with a variety of behavioral and learning needs. She specializes in effective models of teacher education in the areas of classroom design and curriculum modification to best meet the needs of individuals with disabilities in general and special education classrooms. She has been preparing special education teachers at the graduate level for over ten years, specializing in behavioral and curriculum modification. Current scholarly interests include the preparation of special education teachers. More specifically, effective models of teacher education in the areas of classroom and curriculum modification to best meet the needs of neurodivergent learners. 

Mazin, A.L. (2024). AI-powered emotion detection to increase reading comprehension skills. Accepted chapter in Jones, E. (Ed). Embracing Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom. Information Age Publishing.

Mazin, A.L. & Riccio, J.F. (2024). Induction through near peer learning communities: The impact on new teacher retention, self-efficacy and wellbeing. Accepted chapter in Kutsyuruba, B. & Walker, K. (Eds).  Mentoring for Wellbeing: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Information Age Publishing.

Gribovskaya, A., Ashley, A., Hartman, M., Mazin, A.L. & Riccio, J.F. (2024). Preparing to teach all students: An example of ongoing collaborative inquiry. Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation. Accepted Chapter.

Mazin, A.L. & Riccio, J.F., Luxembourg, J. & Tearney (2023). Neurodiversity in graduate school: An exploration of perspective. DADD Online Journal 10(1). 157-170

Mazin, A.L. & Riccio, J.F. (2023). Engineering Design as a Framework for Virtual Education in Inclusive Science Classrooms. In Allaire, F. & Killham, J. (Eds). Teaching and Learning Online: Science for Secondary Grade Levels (pp.57-68). Information Age Publishing.

Riccio, J.F., Mazin, A.L., Dincer, I. (2023). Exploring Digital Inclusive Pedagogy in Action in a HS Physics Class: Analyzing and Interpreting Force and Motion. In Allaire, F. & Killham, J. (Eds). Teaching and Learning Online: Science for Secondary Grade Levels (pp.347-361). Information Age Publishing.

Ashley, A., Mazin, A.L., Craig, BC., Hartman, M., Hollins, K., Riccio, J.F. (2024, April).  Designing a college-wide TPA: A collaborative inquiry. Accepted Presentation at the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation Quality Assurance Symposium

Mazin, A.L.  (2024, March). Development of an equitable measure of pre-service teacher performance. Accepted Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.

Mazin, A.L. & Luxembourg, J. (2024, March). Neurodivergent Perspectives: A case study of school experiences. Accepted Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.

Mazin, A.L. & Riccio, J.F.  (2023, March). Induction Through Peer Learning Communities: Impact on Self-Efficacy and Wellbeing. Accepted Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children Annual Convention, Louisville, KY.

Mazin, A.L. & Riccio, J.F.  (2023, March). Collaboration in Special Education and Science: Starting at the Pipeline. Accepted Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children Annual Convention, Louisville, KY.

Mazin, A.L. (2023, January). Classroom within a Classroom: The role of a 1:1 in self-contained settings. Accepted Presentation at Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children Annual Convention, Clearwater, FL.

Mazin, A.L. & Riccio, J.F., Luxembourg, J. & Tearney, A. (2023, January). Neurodiversity in Graduate School: Scaffolds, Supports, and Successes. Accepted Presentation at Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children Annual Convention, Clearwater, FL.

Mazin, A.L., & Riccio, J.F. (2022, November). From a Student Mindset to a Teacher Mindset: The Impact on Collaboration. Accepted Presentation at Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children Annual Convention, Richmond, VA.