She came to Fairfield University in the Fall 2014 from Teachers College, Columbia University, where she was an adjunct and completed her doctoral work in Autism and Intellectual Disabilities. Alyson is a certified Special Education teacher and has taught for over 13 years in local public school districts. At Fairfield University she teaches introduction courses in Autism, Intellectual Disabilities and Individualized Education Plans (IEPS), as well as, Special Education Methods and Curriculum and Student Teaching Seminar/Supervision.