Dominique Battle-Lawson

Assistant Director of Student Support

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Title: Assistant Director of Student Support

Academic Degree:
M.A. Elementary Education, University of Connecticut

Biography:

Dominique Battle-Lawson is the Assistant Director of Student Support at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. She has been an elementary education teacher, an English developmental instructor at Manchester Community College, and an English instructor in a TRIO program. As the Assistant Director of Student Support, she assists students in their growth and development by constructing meaningful educational plans which are compatible with their life goals. She is a member of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), an association of professional academic advisors in higher education. Dominique serves as an advisor of Leadership in Diversity (LID), a student organization focusing on, increasing diversity in education, and also as an advisor for the Neag School of Education’s Teacher Education Student Association (TESA), an organization for all Neag School of Education teacher preparation students. She holds an M.A. in Elementary Education and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the Literacy program, both from the Neag School of Education.

Associations/Committees/Outreach:

UConn Advising Network
AACTE Networked Improvement Community (NIC), UConn
NACADA