Susan Shapiro, EdD

Susan H. Shapiro is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood and Special Education at Touro Graduate School of Education. She earned her Master's degree in elementary and early childhood education from Bank Street College of Education and her doctoral degree from the Steinhardt School at NYU in Educational Leadership. Her dissertation, entitled In the Playground Trenches: Early Childhood Directors Experiences on 9/11/01, studied the leadership abilities of early childhood directors who worked in close proximity to the World Trade Center during that turbulent day. Dr. Shapiro’s research has focused on ethical leadership and on crises in Early Childhood Education.   

She has published in journals and books on topics of early childhood leadership and ethical leadership and has presented papers at both the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting and at the University Council of Educational Administration’s Values and Leadership Conference.  Additionally, Dr. Shapiro has led early childhood and inclusion programs for the past 25 years. She has also been an advocate for early childhood education policy, working with the Governor's Early Childhood Advisory Council-Early Learning Focus Area as well as serving as Advisory Co-Chair of the New York State Association for the Education of Young Children Affiliate Chapter.

Publications

• Shapiro, S. H. (2026). Weathering the Storm: Inclusive Education and Crisis Preparedness. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 26 (2), e70091. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-3802.70091
• Poliner Shapiro, J., Jay Gross, S., & Shapiro, S. H. (2025). Ethical Educational Leadership in Turbulent Times: (Re)Solving Moral Dilemmas. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/gse_pubs/326
• Cowin, J. B., Leon, A., Bailey, L., Blair, L., Shapiro, S. H., Shapiro, J. P., Gross, S. J., & Shapiro, S. H. (2025). Technological Opportunity Versus Digital Challenges. Ethical Educational Leadership in Turbulent Times: (Re)Solving Moral Dilemmas (3rd). Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/gse_pubs/332
• Shapiro, S. H. (2024). Developing Community-Based School Crisis Response: Case Studies for PreK-12 Classrooms. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/gse_pubs/293
• Dacey, C. M., & Shapiro, S. H. (2024). Echoes of Laughter: Violence's Toll on a Future Principal. Developing Community-Based School Crisis Response: Case Studies for PreK–12 Classrooms (1st). Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/gse_pubs/292
• Shapiro, S. H., Vance, M. L., & Harrison, E. G. (2023). Little Secrets: Confessions of a Dyslexic Academic.. Disabled Faculty & Staff: Intersecting Identities in Higher Education, 2. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/gse_pubs/197
• Shapiro, S. H. (2022). Have a Nice Day!. Future Perfect Future Imperfect. Disability and Community: Dis/engagement, Dis/ enfranchisement, Dis/parity and Dissent, 48-49. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/gse_pubs/181

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