Peter McDermott, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
The Sage Colleges, Troy, NY 12180
Member of the Sage Colleges since 1987
Office: 203 Education Building, Troy Campus
Phone: (518) 244-2493
Educational Background
B.S., Seton Hall University;
M.A, Montclair State University,
M.A.T., Montclair State University;
Ph.D., Education, University at Albany
Current Teaching Responsibilities
Seminar in Literacy (RWL 594)
Critical Thinking: Research into Practice (RWL 502)
Integrative Approaches to Literacy (EDU 511)
Assessment of Adolescent Literacy (RWL 613)
Teaching Reading and Writing to Adolescents (RWL 615)
Practicum: Experience with Adolescents (RWL 617)
Research Interests
Literacy in multicultural classrooms
Urban Education
Literacy in developing countries** Dr. McDermott is a Soros Foundation/IRA Fellow, in which capacity he has served as a consultant in Kazakhstan and Tanzania, representing the Reading Writing Critical Thinking (RWCT) project. In addition, he consulted in Samara, Russia, sponsored by Civic Literacy program.
Professional Activities
- Member and presenter, International Reading Association.
- Member and presenter, American Educational Research Association
- Member and presenter, National Council of Teachers of English.
- Member and presenter, New York State Reading Association.
- Member of the New York State English Council.
- Board member of The ARK Community Charter School, Troy, NY
Current Departmental Responsibilities
- Program Director, Master of Arts in Teaching
- Chair, Council for Education
Recent College Responsibilities
- Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee
- Chair, Retention Promotion and Tenure Committee
