Alicia is part-time faculty in Education and Psychology on the Lyndon and Randolph campuses. Outside of VTSU, Alicia is the Director of Licensing Programs for the Vermont Higher Education Collaborative, where she is responsible for the implementation of licensure/endorsement and certificate programs in special education, early childhood education, early childhood special education, health education, work-based learning, and neurodiversity and inclusion.
Prior to her work with VT-HEC, Alicia was a faculty member and department chair of Core Education at Landmark College in Putney and an evaluation specialist for North Country Supervisory Union. Before moving to Vermont, she worked for the UTeach Institute at The University of Texas at Austin, supporting more than 50 universities nationwide to implement high quality STEM educator preparation programs. In her time there, Alicia secured $2.6 million in National Science Foundation and private grant funds to establish the UTeach Computer Science program, which provides equitable access to computing education through a universally designed curriculum and strengths-focused professional learning program and community of practice. As part of that effort, she was invited by the White House to participate in a series of working groups in support of President Obama’s #CSforAll initiative.
Alicia earned a B.A. in psychology at Bard College and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in educational psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. She began her career as a middle grades special educator and maintains a Vermont educator license in special education K-21, ELL PK-12, and elementary education K-6.
- UDL
- Neurodiversity
- Social Model of Dis/ability
- Educator Preparation
- Replication and Scale
- Concerns-Based Adoption of Innovations
- Underrepresentation in Higher Education Faculty
- Assessment of Exceptional Students
- Digital Literacy
- Educational Psychology
- Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities Seminar
- Perspectives in Learning
- Reading Disabilities I
- Seminar in Learning Differences, Politics, and Culture
- Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Teaching Students with Special Needs: Elementary
- Beth, A. D. (2009). Somewhere between repartee and discourse: Students’ experiences of a synchronous, computer-mediated discussion. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag.
- Beth, A. D. (2013, June). OnRamps: Innovation Showcase. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Grantees, Austin, TX.
- Beth, A. D. (2020, October & December). Disability discrimination in school and work. Demo class, Virtual Open Houses, Landmark College.
- Beth, A. D. (2021, October). Broadcast interview by Daniel Molster. Landmark College Radio (WLMC).
- Beth, A. D. (2021, November). Overview of LD, ADHD, ASD (but hold on, let’s put these things in context). Presentation for the New Faculty Orientation series. Landmark College.
- Beth, A. D., & Beth, B. G. (2016, January). UTeach 2.0: UTeach CS initiatives. Hands-on workshop at the annual UTeach Master Teacher Retreat, Austin, TX.
- Beth, A. D., & Beth, B. G. (2016, May). Integrating computer science into Step 1 and Step 2 teacher preparation courses. Interactive presentation at the 10th annual UTeach Conference, Austin, TX.
- Beth, A. D. (facilitator), Brown, Q., Chapman, G., & Kariuki, D. K. (2016, May). Computer Science for All: What does it mean? Opening plenary panel, 10th annual UTeach Conference, Austin, TX.
- Beth, A. D., Hughes, K. K., Romero, P., & Walker, M. H. (2011, August). Measuring and sustaining UTeach implementation. Presentation at the biannual meeting of the Global Implementation Conference, Washington, DC.
- Beth, A. D., Hughes, K. K., Romero, P., Walker, M. H., & Dodson, M. M. (2011, February). Replication as a strategy for expanding educational programs that work: The UTeach Institute’s approach to program replication. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, San Diego.
- Beth, A. D., Jordan, M. E., Schallert, D. L., Reed, J. H., & Kim, M. (2015). Responsibility and generativity in online learning communities. Journal of Interactive Learning Environments, 23(4), 471-484.
- Beth, A. D., & Khosropour, S. C. (2002, June). Developing a “sensitive” online psychology course for community college students: The role of asynchronous discussion. Poster presented at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology Teaching Institute at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
- Beth, A. D., Lummus-Robinson, M., Romero, P., & Perez, M. (2012, April). Implementing a secondary STEM teacher preparation program at multiple universities: The UTeach Institute’s evaluation approach and pilot summative data. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC.
- Beth, A. D., & Moreland, A. (2015, May). Conducting research using national UTeach implementation data. Hands-on workshop at the annual UTeach Conference, Austin, TX.
- Beth, A. D., & Moreland, A. (2016, May). UTeach Computer Science National Working Group, 10th annual UTeach Conference, Austin, TX.
- Beth, A., & Moschella, E. (2021, August). Starting off right: How to succeed in your first semester. New Student Orientation, Landmark College, Putney, VT.
- Beth, B. G., & Beth, A. D. (2016, May). UTeach CSP: A project-based AP Computer Science Principles course for ALL high school teachers and students. Interactive presentation at the 10th annual UTeach Conference, Austin, TX.
- Cheng, A., Jordan, M., Schallert, D. L., Reed, J. H., Kim, M., Beth, A. D., Chen, Y., & Yang, M. (2013). Reconsidering assessment in online/hybrid courses: Knowing versus learning. Journal of Computers & Education, 68, 51-59.
- DeGraff, M., & Beth, A. (2014, November). Recruiting, retaining, and transitioning students into STEM programs. Roundtable presentation at the STEMtech Conference, Denver, CO.
- Hughes, K., Culpepper, C., & Beth, A. (2014, October). The UTeach network: Supporting and developing alumni in and beyond Texas. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education, Austin, TX.
- Keller, H., Schell, J., & Beth, A. (2013, January). Using partnerships to scale innovation: UT Austin’s OnRamps initiative. Presentation at the Texas Association of School Administrators Midwinter Conference, Austin, TX.
- Liu, M., Bera, S., Corliss, S. B., Svinicki, M. D., & Beth, A. D. (2004). Understanding the connection between cognitive tool use and cognitive processes as used by sixth graders in a problem-based hypermedia learning environment. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 31, 309-334.
- Lummus-Robinson, M., Romero, P., & Beth, A. D. (2015, May). National implementation of the UTeach model: What do the data tell us? Interactive presentation at the annual UTeach Conference, Austin, TX.
- Olsen, D. M., Beth, A. D., Burd, M. B., Latulippe, C., & Latulippe, J. (2021, July). Promoting success of undergraduate engineering students through curricular improvements in first-year mathematics courses. American Society for Engineering Education.
- Reed, J. H., Boardman, A. G., Coward, F. L., Beth, A. D., Benton, R. E., Dodson, M. M., Kim, M. & Schallert, D. L. (2001). Perceptions of psychological engagement when technology enters the classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.
- Reed, J. H., Schallert, D. L., Benton, R. E., Dodson, M. M., Amador, N. A., Coward, F. L., Boardman, A. G., Beth, A., Fleeman, B., & Kim, M. (2002). Teaching and learning through computer-mediated discussions: Digging deeper into how it works. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
- Reed, J. H., Schallert, D. L., Beth, A. D., & Woodruff, A. L. (2004). Motivated reader, engaged writer: The role of motivation in the literate acts of adolescents. In T. L. Jetton & J. A. Dole (Eds.), Adolescent literacy research and practice, 251-282. New York: Guilford.
- Reed, J. H., Schallert, D. L., Dodson, M. M., Benton, R. E., Boardman, A. G., Coward, F. L., & Beth, A. D. (2001). Brilliant talk, brilliant technologies: Second-generation analyses of computer-mediated learning. Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.
- Robinson, D. H., Funk, D. C., Beth, A., & Bush, A. M. (2005). Changing beliefs about corporal punishment: Increasing knowledge about ineffectiveness to build more consistent moral and informational beliefs. Journal of Behavioral Education, 14, 117-139.
- Robinson, D. H. Katayama, A. D., Beth, A., Odom, S., Hsieh, Y., & Vanderveen, A. (2006). Increasing text comprehension and graphic note taking using a partial graphic organizer. The Journal of Educational Research, 100, 103-111.
- Robinson, D. H., Katayama, A. D., Odom, S., Beth, A., & Ping, Y. (2002, August). Training students to take more graphic notes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
- Romero, P., Lummus-Robinson, M. B., Beth, A. D., Hughes, K. K., & Walker, M. H. (2011, November). The UTeach Institute’s approach to program replication and multi-site evaluation: Moving forward to measure fidelity of implementation and sustain the innovation. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Anaheim, CA.
- Schallert, D. L., Reed, J. H., Benton, R. E., Dodson, M. M., Boardman, A. G., Amador, N. A., Coward, F. L., Beth, A., & Fleeman, B. (2001). Comparing degree of engagement in our oral, synchronous, and asynchronous classroom discussions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.
- Schallert, D. L., Reed, J. H., Beth, A., & Kim, M. (2003). Responsibility and responsivity in online learning communities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
- Schallert, D. L., Reed, J. H., Kim, M., Beth, A., Chen, Y., & Yang, M. (2004). Online learning or learning on the line: Do students learn anything of value in a computer-mediated discussion? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.
- Schell, J., Beth, A. D., & Williamson, Z. (2013, November). OnRamps’ innovative faculty development strategies: Sustaining engagement and increasing uptake. Presentation at the 19th annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
- Walker, M. H., DeGraff, M., & Beth, A. D. (2015, March). Deliberate collaborative partnerships: Critical to the success and expansion of the UTeach STEM teacher preparation model. Perspectives session presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA.
- Weinstein, C. E., Acee, T. W., Beth, A., Cho, Y., Corliss, S. B., Hsieh, P., Julie, A. L., Kim, J., King, C. A., Marmell, M., Palmer, D., Wick, J., Yoo, J. H., & You, J. (2003). Fostering strategic learning in classroom and online environments. Symposium presented at the pre-conference institute of the annual conference of College Academic Support Programs, Galveston, TX.
- Weinstein, C. E., Corliss, S. B., Beth, A. D., Cho, Y., & Bera, S. J. (2002). Learner control: The upside
- and the downside of online learning. Innovation Abstracts, 24.
- Weinstein, C. E., Palmer, D. R., Corliss, S. B., Beth, A. D., Cho, Y., Bera, S. J., King, C., & Vaughan, A. L. (2006). Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) for Learning Online (LLO). Clearwater, FL: H & H Publishing Company, Inc.
