Dr. Alpana Bhattacharya
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology
Office: Powdermaker Hall 150V
Address: 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11367-1597
Email: alpana.bhattacharya@qc.cuny.edu
Telephone: (718) 997-5168

 

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Alpana Bhattacharya is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology and Chair of the Curriculum Committee in the Department of Secondary Education and Youth Services at Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY). Prior to joining Queens College a faculty, she was the Associate Coordinator of the CUNY Center for Learning Disability Issues at Kingsborough Community College, CUNY and the Cognitive Skills Specialist at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University. Her research and publications focus on technology-based instruction, cognitive processes, strategy instruction, and language and literacy proficiencies of individuals with and without learning disabilities.

Education
Ph.D. Educational Psychology, Graduate Center, CUNY, 2001

Course Assignments
SEYS 221: Learning and Development
SEYS 340/700: Language, Literacy, and Culture in Education
SEYS 350: Cognition, Technology, and Instruction for Diverse Learners
SEYS 552: Educational Psychology 
SEYS 710: Psychology of Adolescence
SEYS 718: Classroom Management
SEYS 719: Understanding Group Behavior and Cultural Differences in School
SEYS 768: Measurement and Evaluation in Education

JOURNAL ARTICLES  
Bhattacharya, A. (February 2008). Reading development of children and adolescents from impoverished homes. Reading and Writing Quarterly.

 

Bhattacharya, A. (Spring 2007). Student drawing and academic language processing. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 11, 82-86.

Bhattacharya, A. (Winter 2006). Self-regulation of field-based writing. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 10, 140-144.

Bhattacharya, A. (March 2006). Syllable spelling performance of sixth and eighth grade children. Insights on Learning Disabilities, 3, 43-61.

Bhattacharya, A. (March 2006). Syllable-based reading strategy for mastery of scientific information. Remedial and Special Education, 27, 116-123.

Bhattacharya, A. & Ehri, L. (July 2004). Graphosyllabic analysis helps adolescent struggling readers read and spell words. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37, 331-348.
 
ORAL PAPERS AND ADDRESSES
Bhattacharya, A. (April 2008). Assessment and treatment of eighth grade struggling readers’ spelling skills. Paper presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.   

 

Bhattacharya, A. (April 2008). Word reading skill of adults with childhood diagnoses of dyslexia. Paper presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.  

 

Bhattacharya, A. (November 2007). Effects of poverty on the academic achievement of low-income children – Part I and II. Panel presentation at the 16^th Annual World Congress on Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities Worldwide, Marlboro, MA.

 

Bhattacharya, A. (November 2007). Reading strategy for advancing comprehension skill of secondary grade struggling readers. Paper presentation at the 16^th Annual World Congress on Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities Worldwide, Marlboro, MA.

Bhattacharya, A. (April 2007). Sixth-grade poor readers’ polysyllabic word decoding and syllable representation skills. Paper discussion at the 2007 Annual Convention, American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.  

Bhattacharya, A. (October 2006). Application of organizational aids for mastery of content information. Workshop presentation at the 15th Annual World Congress on Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities Worldwide, Boston, MA.

Bhattacharya, A. (October 2005). Effect of word reading practice on struggling readers’ nonword decoding skill. Paper presentation at the 14th Annual World Congress on Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities Worldwide, Boston, MA.

Bhattacharya, A. (May 2003). Benefits of syllable segmentation and word reading practice for adolescents with reading and spelling difficulties. Poster presentation at the 48th Annual Convention on Making a Difference in Reading, International Reading Association, Orlando, FL.   

Bhattacharya, A. (March 2003). Strategic content-area instruction for adolescents with learning disabilities.  Session presentation at the 30th Annual Conference on Dyslexia and Related Learning Disabilities, International Dyslexia Association, New York, NY.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS
Equity Research Center, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, NY

Research Associate, 2007

 

College Writing Programs, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, NY

Research Seminar on Writing Fellowship, 2004 – 2005 

Faculty Writing Fellowship, 2003

 

American Educational Research Association, Division C, Washington, DC

Certificate of Appreciation for Service and Leadership, 2001 – 2004

 

International Reading Association, Newark, DE

Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award, Finalist, 2003

 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Educational Research Association

Learning Disabilities Association                       

Learning Disabilities Worldwide  

International Dyslexia Association

International Reading Association

International Society for Technology in Education