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Andrew Wojcik, Ph.D.

Andrew Wojcik, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Education Department

O'Hara Hall 123

Biography

Andrew Wojcik, Ph.D., is a special educator with more than 20 years of classroom experience supporting students with complex needs. He previously worked for VisionQuest, Albemarle County Public Schools, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dr. Wojcik is interested in developing the next generation of highly trained and adaptable special educators. As a faculty member at King's College, Dr. Wojcik works to include undergraduate and graduate students in peer reviewed scholarship.

His research and scholarship focuses on (1) effectively educating students with complex support needs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; (2) the special education teacher shortage, (3) post-secondary transition for individuals with complex support needs, and (3) inclusion of students with complex support needs in extracurricular activities.

Dr. Wojcik currently serves as a co-principal investigator for the King's College Noyce Grant NSF Award No: 2344886.

Education

  • B.S., Secondary Education, Pennsylvania State University
  • M.Ed., Special Education, James Madison University
  • Ph.D., Education- Special Education Disability and Policy, Virginia Commonwealth University

Publications and Presentations

  • Wojcik, A.J., King, A., Amend, D., Gilles, D., Martin, A., Keithley, K., & Weaver, C. (2024) What we have here is a failure to symbolate: A comparison between K-12 academic vocabulary and communication symbols. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities.
  • Wojcik, A., Hicks, M., Scott, L., Thoma, C., Walker, R. & Fraizer, R. (2023) A comparison of special educator service time between traditional and internship licensure programs and across racial categories. Teacher Education and Special Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0888406422111916
  • Wojcik, A. & King, A. (2022) Teaching students with intellectual disability to create a slope-intercept equation. The Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 11(2). https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/josea/vol11/iss2/2
  • Thoma, C.A., Cain, I., Wojcik, A., Grillo, M., Scott, L.A. (2022). Universal design for transition for students on the spectrum: Linking academic and transition instruction to improve postschool outcomes. In D. Zager, D.F. Cihak, & A. Stone-MacDonald (Eds.). Autism spectrum disorders: Identification, education, and treatment (5th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  • Wojcik, A. J. An Opportunity for King’s College: The Impact of Teacher Internship Programs for Special Educators. Wilkes-Barre, PA (2022, Aug). Local.
  • Seaborne, C. , Dirmeyer, R., Wojcik, A., Stone, E., Farrow, L., Myrick, N., Earle, R. Graduate Panel Presentation for Aspiring Special Education Leadership Academy State meeting: Richmond, VA (2023, June).
  • Wojcik, A. Mehtaji, M. Brennon, L., Hernandez, M. So what exactly is a significant cognitive disability? Poster presentation at the annual state meeting of PaTTAN in Hershey, PA (2022, March).
  • Wojcik, A., Soljaga, D., Wieland, S. Stakeholder Perspectives on Inclusive Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) in Teacher Preparation. Poster presented at the annual national conference for American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Pittsburgh, PA (2023, June).
  • Kuntz, E. Bruno, L., Wojcik, A., American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities’ Education Interest Network: A Year in Review. Presented at the annual national conference for American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Pittsburgh, PA (2023, June).
  • Wojcik, A., Mehtaji, M. & Hicks, M. A longitudinal comparison of special education endorsements on teacher retention. Presented at the annual national conference of the Council for Exceptional Children: Teacher Education Division Richmond, VA (2022, Nov)
  • Wojcik, A., Mehtaji, M. A Longitudinal Study of Special Educators Assigned to Students with Developmental Disabilities. Poster presentation at the annual national meeting of American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Jacksonville, FL (2022, June)
  • Wojcik, A., Mehtaji, M. Keithly, K. So, How Are IEP Teams Implementing the Guidelines for Alternate Assessment Participation? Poster presentation at the annual national meeting of American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Jacksonville, FL (2022, June)
  • Wojcik, A., Hernedez, M., Brennan, L. How special educators define significant cognitive disabilities. Presented at the annual international conference for the Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD): Clearwater, FL (2023, Jan)
  • Wojcik, A., King, A.. Picture communication and academics. Presented at the annual international conference for the Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD): Clearwater, FL (2023, Jan)

Awards and Designations

  • Council of Exceptional Children Teacher Education Division: Early Career Publication Award 2023

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