Sheila Macrine

Sheila Macrine is Professor of Education at UMass Dartmouth and Director of the Special Education Program. A cognitive psychologist with dual PhDs, her research challenges traditional educational paradigms through embodied cognition theory and critical pedagogy.

Key research areas:

• Embodied cognition applications in classroom learning
• Critical analysis of neoliberal education policies
• Culturally responsive assessment methods
• Transnational feminist approaches to social justice

Her influential book 'Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching' (MIT Press) was among the press's top 10 downloaded publications. Current work explores embodied intelligence across learning contexts.

Macrine teaches courses on behavior interventions and diagnostic assessment while leading initiatives to transform pedagogical practices through SoTL research.