Background
Dr. Cole is a pediatric neuropsychologist and Maryland state-credentialed school psychologist. She has worked as a school psychologist in multiple public school districts, and as a pediatric neuropsychologist in outpatient hospital settings.
She primarily oversees the neuropsychology services at the Kennedy Krieger Institute's School Programs' four schools, which serve children from ages 5 to 21 years old. In her role, Dr. Cole provides special education (SPED) team-initiated assessments to students with a wide array of emotional, behavioral, neurodevelopmental, medical, and genetic conditions. She also completes outpatient evaluations through the Department of Neuropsychology, as well as provides consultation services to local schools.
She has expertise in special education law, the assessment of children for educational services, the assessment of lower functioning and/or behaviorally disruptive children, and the transition of students with disabilities to post-secondary settings.
Her research interests include factors affecting post-secondary outcomes for students with disabilities, the development of advocacy skills in students with disabilities, and the clinical utility of common neuropsychological measures with lower functioning populations.
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