Rebecca Renshaw, Ph.D.

Rebecca L. Renshaw, Ph.D., MSL has been a member of AER since 1999. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Vision Studies Program in 1999 and started her career as an Orientation and Mobility Specialist and Teacher of the Visually Impaired at the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children (WPSBC) in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2006, she received an NCLVI doctoral fellowship, and in 2010, earned her Ph. D. in Special Education and Master of Studies in Law from the University of Pittsburgh. From 2010 to 2018, she worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pitt, Education Director at Leader Dogs for the Blind, and Education Director at WPSBC. In 2018, she accepted a position as Executive Director at Lavelle School for the Blind in Bronx, NY. She has served on the Penn-Del Board of Directors from 2007-2010 and as President-Elect, President, and Past President of Penn-Del AER from 2014-2020. She is also currently an Associate Editor for The New RE:View.

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