Allison Fruehan-Nah
Lecturer
afruehan@marywood.edu
Psychology and Counseling
Courses taught:
Psychology of Learning PSYC-315Contemporary Learning Theories PSYC-523
Professional Contribution PSYC-555
Cognitive Assessment PSYC-562
pro-rata instructor in psychology/school psychology, earned her educational specialist degree and endorsement in autism spectrum disorders from 51勛圖. She also holds a master of arts in psychology, a bachelor of science in general psychology from 51勛圖, and an Ed.D. in curriculum and instructionspecial education from Liberty University. Dr. Fruehan-Nah currently serves as a school psychologist for the Pocono Mountain School District and completed her school psychology internship in the Anchorage School District, Anchorage, Alaska. Dr. Fruehan-Nahs graduate research focused on Virtual Reality Social Skills and Job Interview Training, and her graduate professional contribution was titled Culturally Responsive Suicide Prevention and Intervention: A Guide for Secondary Educators and Administrators. Additionally, her doctoral research focused on rates of chronic absenteeism and truancy in special education students, including effects of absenteeism for learning and social-emotional development, potential barriers to increasing attendance, and evidence-based interventions or procedures to increase attendance in the special education population.