Favorite Parts of Working in the Education Industry As an Associate Professor of Special Education
Carly, an Associate Professor of Special Education, thrives on the diverse collaborations inherent in her field, "interfacing with all different types of collaborators," from policymakers to students with autism. The opportunity to mentor students and witness projects—like interventions for students with autism—"blossom from an idea to something that makes a difference" is equally rewarding.
Collaboration, Mentorship, Research, Project Management, Impact
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Carly Blustein Gilson
Associate Professor of Special Education
The Ohio State University
University of Florida, 2010
Boston College, M.Ed. in Secondary English Education (g. 2011); Vanderbilt University, Ph.D. in Special Education (g. 2017)
Creative Writing, Journalism
Education
Education
Scholarship Recipient, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Collaboration with diverse professionals (e.g., policymakers, teachers, researchers, students)
2. Mentoring students and seeing projects through to impactful implementation
3. Witnessing the positive effects of interventions on students with autism
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
I really like being involved with all kinds of people across the field of special education. This includes the greatest minds and thinkers, as well as grant agencies. In the same day, I might go to a meeting with teachers and students with autism and hear about their experiences.
Sometimes I am at conferences with policymakers. I feel like I get to interface with all different types of collaborators across the field, and I really love that.
I also love mentoring students, as I mentioned earlier. I love seeing a project from start to finish. Something that just blossomed as an idea in my head can become an intervention that's widely used and replicated by teachers in many classrooms.
I think it's cool to see how an idea can grow into something that makes a difference in improving the academic and social skills of students with autism.