Nomsa Gwalla-Ogisi

Professor (Special Ed)

Nomsa Gwalla-Ogisi

Office Location: 4032 Winther Hall
Email: gwallan@uww.edu
Phone: 262-472-5807

Address:
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Department of Special Education
800 Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190

General Education:
History
Social Studies
Biology

Special Education: 
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
Learning Disabilities
Cognitive Disabilities (Mental Retardation):  Mild, moderate, severe, and profound
Early Childhood Special Education

Additional Training:

  • Life Space Crisis Intervention
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention: Crisis Prevention Institute
  • Discipline with Love & Logic
  • Cognitive Interventions: Corrective Thinking Strategies; Errors inThinking
  • TRIBES
  • Site Based Management
  • Integrated Curriculum: Trainer
  • Pedagogies for Diversity
  • Brain Based Learning : Eric Jensen Brain Based Learning Institute
  • Learning Strategies

Courses Taught at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

  • Introduction to Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (EBD)
  • Education of Students with Sever Emotional Disorders
  • Introduction to Diagnostic  Assessment
  • Educational Diagnosis and assessment in EBD, LD & CD
  • Managing the Classroom Behavioral Problems of exceptional Children
  • Working with Parents of Exceptional Children & Community Agencies
  • Curriculum and Methods in Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: Elementary & Secondary
  • Fieldwork in Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: Elementary & Secondary; Graduate & Undergraduate
  • Individual Study
  • Independent Study
  • Graduate Seminar/Inservice Seminar
  • Thesis Preparation
Professional Interests:
  • International Special Education
  • Comparative Education
  • Behavioral Instruction from Multiple Perspectives
  • Instruction for Diverse Learners
  • Preparation of Educators for Inclusive Schooling
  • AODA
  • Family Support/Empowerment.