Roba Hrisseh

Biography

Roba Hrisseh, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at Towson University. She earned her doctorate from George Mason University as an Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) scholar. Before pursuing her doctoral studies, Dr. Hrisseh’s career focused on implementation of assistive and educational technology for individuals with disabilities across various settings, including public and charter schools, nonprofit organizations and and postsecondary institutions.

During her doctoral program, Dr. Hrisseh taught undergraduate courses in special education, conducted research on technology-based interventions for students with disabilities, and completed internships at the OSEP and CAST. She is committed to the use of technology to ensure all learners’ equitable access to education and the application of Universal Design for Learning principles to eliminate barriers for students with disabilities. 

Selected Publications

• Evmenova, A. S., Regan, K., Mergen, R., & Hrisseh, R. (2024). Improving writing feedback for struggling writers: Generative AI to the rescue? TechTrends, 68(6), 790–802. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-024-00965-y
• Evmenova, A. S., & Hrisseh, R. (2024). Assistive technology assessment approaches. In K. K. Floyd, T. Jeffs, & K. S. Puckett (Eds.), Assistive technology and universal design for learning (1st ed., pp. 61–81). Plural Publishing.
• Evmenova, A. S., & Hrisseh, R. (2022). Use assistive and instructional technologies. In R. Pennington, M. Ault, G. Courtade, J. M. Jameson, & A. Ruppar (Eds.), High leverage practices and students with extensive support needs (1st ed., pp. 234–245). Routledge.

Research

Dr. Hrisseh's research interests center on assistive technology, educational technology, accessibility, Universal Design for Learning, computer science instruction for students with disabilities, the intersection of immigrant identity and disability and single-case design research methodology.