Sarah Coughlan, M.Ed

Sarah Coughlan is a Learning Specialist for the Autism Learning Partnership (ALP), a branch of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development in New Brunswick (Canada).

Sarah has both a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) from Acadia University and a Master of Education (Curriculum and Instruction) from the University of New Brunswick. She is currently enrolled in the Behavior Analysis Graduate Certificate Program at Florida Tech and is completing her practical fieldwork in ABA to become a Behaviour Analyst.

Sarah has 10 years’ experience as a classroom teacher at the high school level. In 2015, she began working as an Education Support Teacher – Resource and in 2018 became the lead of the Education Support Services Department of a large high school in New Brunswick. Dedicating her career to supporting neurodiverse students and their families in the public school system, Sarah is a lifelong learner who is continually learning and growing in developing skills to support students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).