Abigail Uhrman

Director of The William Davidson Graduate School of ΊΪΑΟΙη Education and Associate Professor of ΊΪΑΟΙη Education

Department: ΊΪΑΟΙη Education, William Davidson Graduate School, Religious Leadership

Phone: (212) 280-6029

Email: abuhrman@jtsa.edu

Building Room: Brush 305A

Office Hours: By Appointment

BIOGRAPHY

Abigail Uhrman is director of The William Davidson Graduate School of ΊΪΑΟΙη Education and associate professor of ΊΪΑΟΙη education in The William Davidson Graduate School of ΊΪΑΟΙη Education at ΊΪΑΟΙη. Dr. Uhrman teaches a number of courses on pedagogy, curriculum, professional development, and qualitative methods and conducts research on inclusion and diversity and ΊΪΑΟΙη education. She also serves as the faculty advisor for the JTS program in Israel.

Dr. Uhrman completed her PhD in 2013 at New York University, where her dissertation, Alike and Different: Parenting a Child with Disabilities in the ΊΪΑΟΙη Community, focused on parents’ experiences in ΊΪΑΟΙη day schools and educational decision-making. She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Los Angeles with a major in history and minor in education studies in 2001.

Outside of her academic interests, Dr. Uhrman has considerable experience working in teaching, administrative, and consulting capacities in the ΊΪΑΟΙη community. Her work in the field deeply informs her research and teaching practice.

PUBLICATIONS

  • β€œThe Parent Perspective: Disabilities and ΊΪΑΟΙη Day Schools,” The Journal of ΊΪΑΟΙη Education (forthcoming)
  • β€œInclusion Coordinators at ΊΪΑΟΙη Summer Camps,” The Journal of ΊΪΑΟΙη Education (forthcoming)
  • β€œExpanding the Circle and Embracing Diversity,” The ΊΪΑΟΙη Week, January 2016
  • β€œExploring Options and Opportunities,” in Gleanings: Dialogue on ΊΪΑΟΙη Education, Volume 2 (2) Summer 2015
  • β€œPreparing Experiential ΊΪΑΟΙη Educators,” With Dr. Jeffrey Kress and Mark Young. Experience and ΊΪΑΟΙη Education (ed. David Bryfman), 2014
  • Hebrew Charter School Center, Contributed to elementary school curriculum on the history of Israel and world ΊΪΑΟΙη communities for Hebrew language charter schools, 2011
  • β€œDifferently Abled: The Lesson of Rabbi Elazar,” Righteous Indignation: A ΊΪΑΟΙη Call for Justice (eds. Rose, Kaiser, & Klein), 2007
  • Matan, Curriculum for Students with Learning Disabilities for ΊΪΑΟΙη after-school programs, 2003

 LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

  • North American ΊΪΑΟΙη Day School Conference, March 2015, “Engaging Parents of Diverse Learners in the Education Conversation”
  • Hebrew Union College – ΊΪΑΟΙη Institute of Religion, Spring 2011, “Yom Iyun/Day of Learning on Special Education”
  • Hebrew Language Academy, Teacher Professional Development, Series of workshops for Hebrew language charter school teachers on curriculum development, literacy, and reflective practice
  • Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan, Professional development sessions for teachers on balanced literacy, using the Teachers College Readers and Writers Workshop model, and social action lesson planning and programming
  • Matan, Workshops for religious school faculty and staff on special education including accommodations for children with special needs, differentiated instruction, and developing curricula for diverse learners

GRANTS AND HONORS

  • ΊΪΑΟΙη Theological Seminary Davidson Doctoral Fellowship
  • NYU Steinhardt Dean’s Research Grant
  • NYU Steinhardt Fellowship
  • Drisha Institute for ΊΪΑΟΙη Education
  • Beit Midrash and Hasha’ar ΊΪΑΟΙη Education Fellowship

RESEARCH

Dr. Uhrman’s research focuses on individuals with disabilities in the ΊΪΑΟΙη community, both generally and within specific ΊΪΑΟΙη educational settings.  In addition to day schools, she has worked with a number of summer camps training senior leadership and conducting research on camps’ inclusive practices in the areas of programing and staff development.  She is also interested in the area of professional learning more broadly and its capacity for instructional and institutional change.  Dr. Uhrman’s research seeks to bridge theory and practice and offer compelling, evidence-based data to inform work in the field.