Emily R. Vasile, MAT, TVI, MS, CLVT, VRT
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Emily R. Vasile, MAT, TVI, MS, CLVT, VRT

Emily Vasile
Associate Teaching Professor
Blindness and Low Vision Studies

Contact Info
ev427@drexel.edu



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Education:

  • Post-Graduate Certification, Vision Rehabilitation Therapy, Salus University
  • MS, Low Vision Rehabilitation, Salus University
  • MAT, Special Education, The College of New Jersey
    • Post-Graduate Certification - Teacher of the Blind/Visually Impaired
  • BS, Elementary Education and Psychology, The College of New Jersey

Role at the University:

  • Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies

  • TVI Fieldwork & Internship Supervisor

Clinical Specialty:

  • Low Vision Rehabilitation
  • Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
  • Education of Students with Visual Impairment

Selected Representative Publications:

  • Smith, L, Perla, F., Maffit, J., Lueders, K., & Vasile, E. (2023). Blindness and Low Vision Rehabilitation Services. In A Comprehensive Guide to Safety and Aging (pp.295-307). CRC Press.
  • Maffit, J., Lueders, K. S., & Vasile, E. (2022). Individualized Glare Evaluation for Wearable Filters for Individuals with Low Vision or Neurological Visual Impairment. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 116(4), 552-557.
  • Lueders, K. S., Perla, F., Maffit, J., Vasile, E., Jay, N., Kaplan, J., & Hanuschock III, W. E. (2020). Remote instruction for students who are blind or visually impaired: Experiences of preservice interns. In R. E. Ferdig, E. Baumgartner, R. Hartshorne, R. Kaplan-Rakowski, & C. Mouza (Eds.), Teaching, technology, and teacher education during the covid-19 pandemic: Stories from the field. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
  • Smith, L., & Vasile, E. (2021). A Pathway to Independent Living: A Collaborative Approach Between Families, Education and Rehabilitation Professionals. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 115(6), 568-573.
  • Vasile, E., Lueders, K. S., Killen, C., & Kenny, E. (2021). Pre-Employment Transition Services and the Expanded Core Curriculum: A Low Vision Rehabilitation Approach. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 115(6), 561-567.

Professional Certification:

  • CLVT, Certified Low Vision Therapist through the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals
  • Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (Pennsylvania)
  • Teacher of the Visually Impaired (New Jersey)
  • Teacher of Students with Disabilities (New Jersey)
  • Elementary Education K - 5 (New Jersey) 

Professional Activities:

  • Member, Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (Penn-Del Chapter)
  • Member, Pennsylvania Deaf-Blind Advisory Committee (PaDBAC) through the Pennsylvania Bureau of Special Education (BSE)