Dance Education Faculty: Diane Duggan

Diane Duggan, Ph.D., ADTR is a Registered Dance Therapist and Licensed Psychologist. She provides psychological counseling and conducts a therapeutic dance program at a special education high school in the South Bronx. Her students have performed in Central Park, Lincoln Center, South Street Seaport, St. Mark’s Church, and the Apollo Theater. She has created and presented numerous professional development workshops for New York City Department of Education staff members on Positive Behavior Supports (PBS), including a three-day workshop in PBS for Dance Educators. She is certified as a Senior Trainer of Life Space Crisis Intervention and a Trainer of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention.

Dr. Duggan joined the New York University Dance Education faculty in 1994. She teaches the course Dance for the Special Child. She has taught extensively at the graduate level, including the Hunter Dance Therapy M.S. program, NYU’s Special Education program, and Hofstra University. She has published journal articles, book chapters and a book Out here by ourselves: The stories of young people whose mothers have AIDS. She served on the Board of Directors of the American Dance Therapy Association and was an Executive Producer for the film, Dance Therapy: The Power of Movement.

Dr. Duggan received her Ph.D. in School/Child Psychology from New York University and M.S. in Dance Therapy from Hunter College.

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