
Sandra Rosen
( She/Her/Hers )Dr. Rosen is coordinator of the Program in Orientation & Mobility (O&M) and advisor for the Orthopedic Impairment Added Authorization (OIAA). She is internationally known for her work in the field, including the development of new teaching approaches in O&M and methods of teaching mobility to people who have both physical and visual impairments. Dr. Rosen has also helped develop O&M professional preparation programs in other countries and is a frequent speaker at international conferences. Her current research interests include sensorimotor functioning in people who were born blind and O&M for people who have dual visual and health/physical impairments.
Educational Background
1986 Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Education and Human Development
1978 M.A. San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Education of Exceptional Children - Orientation and Mobility
1976 B.S. University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy
Selected Publications
- Zhang, Y., & Rosen, S., Huang, S., & Han, L. (in press) Culture-based Development Model of Inclusive Higher Education in Mainland China: History, Current Situation, and the Future. In L Dukes & J Madaus (Eds.). Invited book chapter, Research Handbook on Higher Education and Disability. Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Rosen, S. & Riddering, A. (in press), Kinesiology and Sensorimotor Functioning for Students with Vision Loss. In B. Blasch, & W. Wiener (Eds.). Invited book chapter, Foundations of Orientation and Mobility (4th Ed.). New York: American Foundation for the Blind.
- Rosen, S. & Crawford, S. (in press), Teaching Orientation and Mobility to Learners with Visual, Physical, and Health Impairments. In B. Blasch, & W. Wiener (Eds.). Invited book chapter, Foundations of Orientation and Mobility (4th Ed.). New York: American Foundation for the Blind.
- Rosen, S. & Riddering, A. (in press), Improving Sensorimotor Functioning for Orientation and Mobility. In B. Blasch, & W. Wiener (Eds.). Invited book chapter, Foundations of Orientation and Mobility (4th. Ed.). New York: American Foundation for the Blind.
- Rosen, S. (2020). Step-by-Step: An Interactive Guide to Mobility Techniques (2nd ed). Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind. This is the first and only interactive computer program used in the professional preparation of O&M specialists.
- Zhang, Y., Rosen, S., Chen, M., Du, J., Cheng, L., Liu, C. (2020). Students’ Perception of Classroom Environment in China and Its Relationship to Creativity of Students Who Have Visual Impairments. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities.
- Zhang, Y., Rosen, S., Shuheng, X. (2019). International Experience of Orienteering Teacher Training and Its Enlightenment to China, Chinese Journal of Special Education, 11 (Serial No. 233), 51-56.
- Rosen, S. & Pogrund, R. (2018). Motor Development. In R. Pogrund & N. Griffin-Shirley (Eds.). Invited book chapter. Partners in Orientation and Mobility: Collaboration with Other Professionals Working with Children with Blindness or Visual Impairment. New York: American Foundation for the Blind.
- Cmar, J. & Rosen, S. (2018). Environmental adaptations. In R. Pogrund & N. Griffin-Shirley (Eds.). Invited book chapter. Partners in Orientation and Mobility: Collaboration with Other Professionals Working with Children with Blindness or Visual Impairment. New York: American Foundation for the Blind.
Grants/awards
- 2022 Distinguished Faculty Award in Service, San Francisco State University
- 2020 Distinguished Service Award, Council for Exceptional Children, Division of Visual Impairment & Deaf-Blindness
- 2019 Renaming of Berdell Wurzburger Award to "Berdell Wurzburger and Dr. Sandra Rosen Award" in recognition of their distinguished contributions to the field of O&M and the professional preparation of O&M Professionals. California Assn. of Orientation and Mobility Specialists, Northern Chapter
- 2016 Lawrence E. Blaha Award, Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Orientation & Mobility Division
- 2012 Meritorious Achievement Award, Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Northern California Chapter
- 1994 Berdell "Pete" Wurzburger Award, California Assn. of Orientation and Mobility Specialists
- 1990 Access Award, American Foundation for the Blind
- 1988 Award for Outstanding Service, Texas Chapter of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)