Sarah Rule (Psychology)

    In 1967, Sarah Rule graduated from Colorado College with a B.A. in psychology.  The very next year, she received her M.A. in Psychology (Learning and Motivation) at the University of Pennsylvania.  From Pennsylvania, Sarah went on to further her graduate studies at the University of Kansas, where she earned her Ph.D. in Developmental and Child Psychology in 1972.  Although she was attending school in Kansas, Sarah still spent a good deal of time in Colorado Springs, first as a math teacher at The Colorado Springs Community School (1971-1972) and then as the principal of that institution (1972-1973).

    After holding the position of principal for a year, Sarah then continued her trek around the country and found herself as an adjunct faculty member for the “University Without Walls Program” at the University of Minnesota in 1974.  In addition to holding this position, she was also busily working as a psychologist at The Minnesota Learning Center.  By 1976, Sarah was working as a faculty member at the Peabody College for Teachers.  Although her job title and position changed almost yearly for the next five years, Sarah continued her work at Peabody College.  The year 1981 found Sarah in Utah, working as the project coordinator for the Social Integration Project at Utah State University.  She was appointed as a research associate professor at USU in 1984 and then as an associate professor in 1987.  In 1995, she was appointed as a professor at USU, a position which she currently holds.  In addition to being a professor, Sarah is also the associate director at the Center for Persons with Disabilities.

    Throughout the course of her career, Sarah has been a prolific writer, with more than fifty different journal articles to her name.  As if that alone was not enough, she has also authored one book and presented at more than sixty conferences.  Over the last thirty years, Sarah has consistently focused her research on children, especially those with learning disabilities.  She currently resides in Utah and is a professor of special education. (4/30/01)