Bio:

Dr. Sarah B. Mallory is an associate professor with a joint appointment in the School of Education and the Center for Disabilities Studies at the University of Delaware. Dr. Mallory specializes in special education with a focus on evidence-based practices that can support individuals with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Dr. Mallory is an associate director at the Center for Disabilities Studies (CDS), where she directs the center’s Health and Wellness unit and co-directs Delaware’s Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program. Her work at the center focuses on interdisciplinary training in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), facilitating access to health and wellness systems for individuals with disabilities, and early identification and intervention. She leads the Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism (DNEA), which is Delaware’s autism training and technical assistance center, as well as Family SHADE, which supports families of children and youth with special healthcare needs.

Before joining the University of Delaware, Dr. Mallory was the Director of Special Education Teacher Preparation Programs at the University of Maryland. She received her Ph.D from Teachers College, Columbia University where she was an instructor in the Intellectual Disability/Autism teacher preparation program and an Advanced Doctoral Fellow at the Center for Opportunities and Outcomes for People with Disabilities. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Mallory was a special education teacher and has experience working with children with autism and their families in public school and home-based settings.