Dr. Oksana Hagerty
Dean of the Center for Student Success and Disability Services Coordinator
352-638-9780 Ext. 180ohagerty@beaconcollege.eduEducation
- Ph.D. from Kharkiv National University: Educational and Developmental Psychology
- M.A. from Dniepropetrovsk National University: Applied Psychology
- B.A. from Dniepropetrovsk National University: Applied Psychology
About Dr. Oksana Hagerty
Dr. Oksana Hagerty serves as the Dean of the Center for Student Success at Beacon College. The Center is the home of 16 learning specialists serving the individualized academic support needs of students at two levels: freshman/sophomore and junior/senior. The mission of the Center for Student Success is to create meaningful and sustainable academic progress by helping students meet the standards of personal independence and responsibility.
With a doctorate in educational and developmental psychology as well as a post-doctoral certificate in applied behavioral analysis, she specializes in academic support, cognitive abilities, and learning disabilities interventions. She joined Beacon in 2014 as a learning specialist and academic advisor and transitioned to the leadership role in the Center in 2020.
As Dean of Student Success, she developed and implemented a comprehensive model of academic support focusing on student engagement. She has also taught classes in education and participated in a range of programs from the first Summer for Success in 2015 to the most recent coaching certificate offering commissioned by the Sharjah Center for Learning Difficulties in the UAE.
Dr. Oksana Hagerty is a frequent contributor to professional and popular outlets in the areas of student performance management, learning and attention issues, as well as developmental perspectives on education. She is the author of over 40 publications in three languages.
Her columns and articles have appeared on ADDitude Magazine, District Administration Magazine, and Momoandme.com. She has been quoted by Higher Ed Dive, National Geographic Kids, Ivanhoe Broadcast News, The Los Angeles Times, Charlotte Parent, Self, Bustle, The Orlando Sentinel, Reuters Health/M.D./Alert, U.S. News & World Report, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Reader’s Digest, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, The Deseret News, SheKnows.com, Brainhacks magazine, Babble, Simplemost, Romper, Metro Parent Magazine, and Fatherly among others.