GSOE Children Yarn 02

Beverley Cush Evans

Dr. Evans directs the Special Education Division in the Graduate School of Education.

Faculty Beverley Evans Beverley Cush Evans
Professional Title:  Associate Professor
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise:  
Social understanding and its impact on school performance and success for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders; inclusive education; teacher preparation related to ASD.
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley:  
Special education, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Education:  Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; M.S. in Education, Duquesne University; B.A., Marquette University
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:  

  • Lengyel, L., Evans, B., Gran, J., & Ransom, L. The special educator as an expert witness. In preparation for submission to Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities: The Journal of TASH.
  •  Evans, B.C., & Henderson, J.E., (1997) Surefire Ways to Circumvent Costly Law Suits. The School Administrator, April, 1997.
  •  Evans, B.C., & Henderson, J.E., (1998) Surefire Ways to Circumvent Costly Law Suits. Reprint in The National Down Syndrome Newsletter, vol.22, Number 10.
  •  Evans, B.C., & Henderson, J.E., (1998) Reprint: Surefire Ways to Circumvent Costly Law Suits. In Arizona State School Psychologist Newsletter.
  •  Evans, B & Lengyel, L. (November 2010). Assistive Technology squared: Learning Outcomes for both teacher candidates and the students they teach. Accepted for 2010 TED Conference 2010. St. Louis, Missouri.
  •  Evans, B. & Dojonovic S. (November 2010). Social Competence: Mentor program for facilitating transition from high school to post secondary education for students with ASD. Accepted for 2010 TED Conference 2010. St. Louis, Missouri.
  •  Lengyel, L. & Evans, B. (December, 2010). Removing Barriers To The General Education Curriculum Using AT: Teacher Preparation. Accepted for TASH 35th Annual Conference
  •  Embracing Difference..... It’s Time. Denver, Colorado.
  •  Ford. M. & Evans, B. (2010). Teacher Candidates' Perceptions of Diversity in Urban Field Experience. Poster presentation accepted for AERA 2010 Conference. Denver, Colorado.
  •  Evans, B. & Hinkle, S. (2010). Hidden Curriculum: Issues and Solutions (Autism Spectrum Disorders). Invited presentation for PEAL conference 2010. Pittsburgh, PA.

Beverley Cush Evans, Ph.D., is an associate professor and the director of the Special Education Division at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Evans has worked with students with ASD for over 30 years and has served as a consultant working for the Pennsylvania State Department of Education for Inclusive Education. She has served in higher education for 18 years, first, at Duquesne University and most recently at Lesley University. Prior to her entrance into higher education she worked in both segregated and inclusive settings as a special education teacher for 14 years.

bevans@lesley.edu