FACULTY AND STAFF DIRECTORY

fred orelove, ph.d. , professor

special education and disability policy
executive director, partnership for people with disabilities

Research Interests
Fred Orelove

Dr. Orelove’s primary area of specialization is learners with severe disabilities. Within the special education arena, Dr. Orelove has spoken and written extensively on teamwork, especially within a transdisciplinary model, and on inclusive education. He has served as principal investigator of several federal personnel preparation grants directed towards preparing teachers and other school personnel to serve students with severe disabilities. He is the VCU faculty member on the Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Severe Disabilities. More broadly, as executive director of the Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia’s university center for excellence in developmental disabilities, Dr. Orelove works towards inclusion and full participation within communities of all people.


Curriculum Vitae

: forelove@vcu.edu

Phone : 804.828.3908

Fax : 804.828.0042

special education and disability policy Faculty
John Kregel , Department Chair
Maureen Conroy Kevin Sutherland
Paul Gerber Collen Thoma
Fred Orelove Paul Wehman
Evelyn Reed-Victor Yaoying Xu
Diane Simon  
Affiliate Faculty
Beth Bader Norman Geller
Leanne Campbell Michael West
Belinda Hooper Angela Snyder
DiAnne Garner Paul Wehman  
Staff
Carol Boyle Julie Schall
Pat Pleasant