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Professor Julie O’Connor, PhD

26th June 2023

has been a teacher and instructional supervisor for over twenty five years in both the New York City and New Jersey public school systems. She is an Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School of Education at Touro University. She received Master’s degrees from both Mercy College and The Bank Street College of Education, and her PhD in Education from Northcentral University. Specializing in English language learning, Dr. O’Connor obtained her PhD by studying how humane education, prosocial learning that includes kindness to animals, improves student education. She has presented on humane education at numerous conferences. Publications include the peer reviewed study entitled “Humane Education’s Effect on Middle School Student Motivation and Standards-Based Reading Assessment,” and the non-fiction book United States of Friendship: Pen Pals of 9/11. Dr. O’Connor currently serves as the Educational Director for the Animal Protection League of New Jersey, and is the founder and director of Caring Activists Against Fur. She is also the Vice President of The Humane Education Committee, Inc.