Kristina Scott

Kristina Scott is an academic and administrator at Salem State University, serving as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the McKeown School of Education. She plays a key role in academic leadership, teaching, and student supervision within special education programs.

Her research focuses on integrating social development with academic programming for students with autism, exploring how targeted interventions can lead to positive changes in brain plasticity and learning outcomes. She is deeply involved in training and professional development through roles such as faculty advisor to the Sign Language Club, president of NHLDA, and training specialist for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

Her teaching responsibilities include courses such as Principles and Foundations of Special Education, Introduction to Special Education, and field supervision of student teachers. She also teaches graduate-level courses including Special Education Pre-practicum and Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview.

Kristina earned her degree from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and brings prior professional experience as a partial inclusion autism specialist into her academic work.

She is actively engaged in educational leadership and faculty development, contributing to both institutional and state-level special education initiatives.