Lysandra Cook

Lysandra Cook

  • Professor

Office Location

Bavaro Hall 315
PO Box 400763
417 Emmet Street S
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Biography

Lysandra Cook's scholarship interests revolve around the translation of research to practice in special education, including issues related to (a) identification and implementation of evidence-based practices, (b) guidance for pre- and in-service special education teachers to be critical consumers of research, and (c) high-quality teacher preparation.

Prior to returning to higher education, Cook was a middle school special education teacher for six years, three in a residential facility and three in a public school.

Education

Ph.D., Kent State University, 2007
M.Ed., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1999
B.A. (Hons.), University of California, Santa Barbara, 1991

Curriculum Vitae