Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leading
Dr. Srsic is a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor of Special Education. She received her doctoral training at The George Washington University and has a variety of experience working with students with disabilities, with particular focus on working with children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Coming from a background in both general and special education, Dr. Srsic’s role encompasses the coordination of special education teacher certification programs in addition to training general educators to work effectively with students with disabilities who are included in their classrooms. Dr. Srsic’s research interests have concentrated on the use of gender-responsive programming for girls with EBD, academic achievement of students with EBD, learning disabilities, and intellectual disabilities, in addition to understanding the perceptions and needs of those who work with and care for females with EBD.
Instructional Interests
- Foundations of Special Education
- Special Education Procedures and Transition Processes (PreK-8)
- Transition Processes and Special Education Procedures (Secondary)
- Practicum/Student Teaching Seminar
- Student Teaching – High/Low Incidence Disabilities
- Including Students with Disabilities in Elementary Classrooms
- Including Students with Disabilities in Secondary Classrooms
- Literacy Assessment & Instruction for Children with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings in Secondary Classrooms
- Practicum in College Teaching
- Current Issue and Trends in Special Education
Scholarly Interests
- Special Education
- Emotional/Behavior Disabilities
- Gender and Disability
- Teacher Education
Featured Publications
- Rice, L., Brown, M. H., Whitlow, D., Ihrig, K., Hoppin, K., Boston, M., Kelly-Massoud, A., & Srsic, A. (2020). Raising girls with emotional and behavioral challenges: An exploration of caregiver perceptions. Journal of Child and Family Studies, doi: 10.1007/s10826-020-01702-8
- Srsic, A. & Rice, E.H. (2012). Understanding the experience of girls with EBD in a gender-responsive support group. Education and Treatment of Children, 35 (4), 623-646.
- Rice, E.H., Taymans, J., Brown, M.H., & Srsic, A. (2012). Girls with emotional and behavioral disabilities: A call for action. Report on Emotional & Behavioral Disorders in Youth, 12(4), 93-97.
- Rice, E.H., Merves, E., & Srsic, A. (2008). Perceptions of gender differences in the expression of emotional and behavioral disabilities. Education and Treatment of Children, 31(4), 549-565.
Awards and Honors
University of Pittsburgh - Council of Graduate Students in Education Extra Mile Award
Engagement, Partnerships, and Professional Service
Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HECSE) Representative. Working with HECSE provides opportunity to dialogue with national leaders in both houses of the Congress of the United States, in federal agencies that oversee research and training programs related to education and human services, and in professional organizations and advocacy groups that focus on topics and issues in special education and disability services.