Sudha Ramaswamy
Sudha Ramaswamy
About
Dr. Ramaswamy is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Special Education and Leadership at Թϱ University where she has been teaching since 2006. She is a Fulbright Specialist (2014) in the area of Teacher Preparation. She teaches graduate level courses in Early Childhood and Childhood Special Education as well as coordinates the post-graduate coursework sequence that leads to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board credential.
Dr. Ramaswamy brings her educational background in Neuroscience and Behavior to her applied behavior analytic practices, working with individuals with Autism. Dr. Ramaswamy graduated with a Masters and Ph.D. in Special Education, with a specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis, from Columbia University. Before this, she earned her B.A. degree in Neuroscience and Behavior from Barnard College, Columbia University.
Dr. Ramaswamy has presented on a wide range of topics, notably, parent and family education — strengthening parent and child interactions in the home and community. Further, her research interests include early social development of children with autism and global dissemination of special education curriculum. To that end, she has been published in the Global Education Review and has also served as its theme editor. She is a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis as well as the Council for Exceptional Children.
Special Education
Applied Behavior Analysis
- Teacher and parent education
- Educational strategies for children with disabilities
- Language development for children with disabilities
- Education equity for families, children and personnel in public school settings
PUBLICATIONS
Ramaswamy, S., Davies-Lackey, A., & Barbanel-Ershow, D. (2022). Direct Instruction Curricula: An Effective Path Forward for Remote Learning," submitted to "Engaging Students With Disabilities in Remote Learning Environments". In P. Griswold, M. Urgolo-Huckvale, & K.McNeal (Eds.), Engaging Students With Disabilities in Remote Learning Environments (pp. TBD). IGI Global.
Jordan, K., Lapidus, S., & Ramaswamy, S. (2021). Analyzing the role of implicit bias from a DisCrit Perspective: The practical application of recommendations for the Pyramid Model framework. In T. Neimann, J. Felix, & E. Shliakhovchuk (Eds.), Policy and practice challenges for equality in education (pp. 102-122). IGI Global.
Ramaswamy, S. and Ramaswamy P., (2016). Experiential Learning in Teacher Education. Global Education Review. 3(4): 11-15.
Jordan, K. and Ramaswamy, S. (2014). Global Perspectives on Inclusion. Global Education Review. 1(1): 10-11.
Ramaswamy, S. (August, 2014). Teacher Competencies for Diverse Learners.
Ramaswamy, S. (2008) An Establishing Operation for Academic Response Acquisition: Testing the Effects of an Establishing Operation on Response Acquisition and its differential effects on Performance Tasks of Children with Autism. Saarbruken: Verlag Dr. Müller.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Ramaswamy, S. & Davies Lackey, A. (2022, May) Testing the Effects of Remote Instruction on Acquisition of Direct Instruction Language and Math Responses. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, Boston, MA.
Davies Lackey, A. & Ramaswamy, S. (2022, May) Testing the Effects of Remote Instruction on Acquisition of Direct Instruction Spelling Responses. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, Boston, MA.
Ramaswamy, S. and Lang, C. (2020, May) Conditioned Reinforcement of Faces, Voices, and Object Tracking to Induce Joint Attention in Young Children With Autism. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, Washington, DC.
Lang, C. and Ramaswamy, S. (2020, May) Examining the Acquisition of Observing Responses Through Conditioned Reinforcement for Faces and Voices and the Emergence of Joint Attention. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, Washington, DC.
Ramaswamy, S.(2019, May) Teaching Procedures for Eye Contact, Vocalizations and Joint Attention in Children With Autism. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, Chicago,Il.
Ramaswamy, S. Pelaez, M., Monlux, K., Carrow, J., & Hayley Neimy (2018, May) Vocalizations and Joint Attention as a Function of Operant Learning Procedures in Neurotypical Infants. Paper presented at the the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, San Diego,CA.
Ramaswamy, S. (2012, May) Testing the effects of an auditory matching procedure on the emission of intraverbal tacts. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, Seattle, WA.
Ramaswamy, S. (2011, May). Testing the effects of a teacher training protocol on behavior analytic instructional repertoires. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, Denver, CO.
O’Rourke Lang, C & Ramaswamy, S. (2010, May). The role of peer tutoring on the acquisition of verbal operants. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, San Antonio, TX.
Ramaswamy, S. & O’Rourke Lang, C (2010, May). Conditioning reading as a reinforcer for performance and learning as a function of observation. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, San Antonio, TX.
Ramaswamy, S. (2010, May) Video-based self-monitoring versus in-situ supervision to teach behavior analytic repertoires. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, San Antonio, TX.
Ramaswamy, S. (2008, May). The role of peer tutoring in the acquisition of verbal operants. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, Chicago, IL.
Slim-Topdjian, L. & Ramaswamy, S. (2007, May). The effects of video feedback and self-monitoring on teacher/learner performance. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, San Francisco, CA.
Ramaswamy, S. (2006, May). The role of peer tutoring in the acquisition of verbal operants. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, Atlanta, GA.
Slim-Topdjian, L. & Ramaswamy, S. (2006, May). Bridging the gap between SLP and ABA. Paper presented at the New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association conference, New Jersey.
Ramaswamy, S. (2006, May). The acquisition of novel operants through observational learning and peer tutoring. Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, Atlanta, GA.
Ramaswamy, S. (2005, May). Reinforcer sampling as an establishing operation.
Paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, Chicago, Il.