Dr. Mary Dingle, Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Leadership and Special Education
Stevenson 2013 B
707.664.2433 tel
707.664.2483 fax
mary.dingle@sonoma.edu
Professional Memberships:
Member of the Council for Exceptional Children
Division for Developmental Disabilities
Division for Research Division of Teacher Education
Member of the American Educational Research Association
Division of Urban Learning
Division of Special Education
Publications, Grants, Research:
2004 Dingle, M., Givner, C. Falvey, M. & Haager, D. (2003). Teacher
Competencies Needed in Inclusive Settings: Implications for Teacher
Preparation Programs. Issues in Teacher Education
2003 Ayala, E. & Dingle, M. "Must we Collaborate?" Examining
Cultural Contextx. Academic Exchange Quarterly
2002 Dingle, M., & Hunt, N. Home Literacy Practices of Latino Parents
of First Graders. The Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research Yearbook
of the American Educational Research Association
2002 Ayala, E. & Dingle, M. Who is Ready for Whom: Teacher Preparation
Programs for Cultural Linguistic Diversity. Special Edge.
2001 Zetlin, A., & Palmer, D., MacCloud, E., Dingle, M. An Alternative
Strategy for Student Teaching Supervision: The Saturday Learning Center.
The Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research Yearbook of the American
Educational Research Association
1999 Falvey, M., Blair, M., Dingle, M., & Franklin, N. Creating
a community of learners with varied needs. In R. Villa & Thousand,
J. (Eds.) Restructuring for Caring and Effective Instruction: Piecing
the Puzzle Together. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Awards and Honors:
North Coast Beginning Teacher Program
Leadership Award
California State University, Los Angeles
Low Incidence Early Childhood Special Education Doctoral Fellowship.
California State University, Los Angeles
Toyota Dissertation Scholarship.
California State University, Los Angeles
Longo Scholarship.
Teachers Association of Long Beach
Graduate Study Scholarship.
Teacher of the Year
Long Beach Unified School District.
Education and Degrees:
2001 Ph.D., Special Education, Joint Doctoral Program, CSULA/UCLA
1987 M. A., Special Education, Sonoma State University
1981 B. A., Liberal Studies (Hutchin’s School), Sonoma State University