Susan H. Shapiro, MS.Ed., Ed. D.
Susan H. Shapiro is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Special Education at Touro Graduate School of Education and Co-Director of New DEEL (Democratic Ethical Educational Leadership). She holds a bachelor’s degree in child psychology from Eugene Lang College at The New School, a master’s degree from Bank Street College of Education, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from New York University’s Steinhardt School. With 25 years of experience leading early childhood and inclusion programs, she is also an advocate for early childhood education policy and has authored articles on crisis, ethical leadership, and compassion.
Dr. Shapiro is the author of Interpreting COVID-19 Through Turbulence Theory Perspectives and Cases from Early Childhood and Special Education (2022), Developing Community-Based School Crisis Response: Case Studies for PreK–12 Classrooms (2024), Ethical Educational Leadership in Turbulent Times, 3rd Edition (2025), and Crisis Leadership in Early Childhood Education: Lessons and Strategies for Leading Young Children Through Uncertainty (2026).
