WCU Newsroom

Media Guide to WCU Faculty Experts

Back to Search

Dr. Laura Fiorenza Headshot West Chester University media relations managers are happy to assist journalists with interview requests for this expert. Call 610-436-3383 or email HSchwarz@wcupa.edu

Dr. Laura Fiorenza

Associate Professor

College of Education and Social Work - Early and Middle Grades Education

Bio

Dr.%20Laura%20Fiorenza%20has%20taught%20in%20a%20variety%20of%20elementary,%20middle,%20and%20high%20schools.%20She%20is%20certified%20in%20Elementary%20Education%20and%20in%20Elementary%20and%20Secondary%20Counseling.%20She%20was%20a%20guidance%20counselor%20in%20elementary%20and%20middle%20level%20schools.%20Her%20higher%20education%20teaching%20experience%20includes%20several%20online%20and%20traditional%20universities.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0AFiorenza%20has%20been%20employed%20at%20West%20Chester%20University%20since%201994.%20She%20primarily%20teaches%20child%20development%20coursework,%20early%20field%20classes,%20and%20supervises%20student%20teachers.%20Throughout%20the%20years,%20she%20has%20taught%20a%20variety%20of%20courses%20in%20the%20College%20of%20Education%20and%20Social%20Work.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0AFiorenza%20enjoys%20the%20enthusiasm%20of%20pre-service%20teachers%20and%20feels%20that%20teaching%20is%20a%20reciprocal%20process%20where%20the%20instructor%20is%20also%20the%20student%20in%20the%20classroom.%20Her%20areas%20of%20interest%20include%20school%20bullying%20and%20school%20climate.%20An%20additional%20area%20of%20interest%20includes:%20child%20development%20with%20a%20focus%20on%20linking%20developmental%20issues%20with%20environmental%20issues%20to%20understand%20how%20these%20influence%20students'%20behaviors%20in%20the%20classroom.%20An%20extension%20of%20these%20interests%20is%20the%20identification%20and%20exploration%20of%20personality%20styles%20to%20design%20positive%20classroom%20environments%20and%20for%20differentiating%20instruction%20and%20assessments%20in%20the%20classroom.

Education

  • B.A., West Chester University
  • Professional Certification, Immaculata University
  • Professional Certification, West Chester University
  • M.Ed., West Chester University
  • Professional Certification, West Chester University
  • Ed.D., Grand Canyon University