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Dr. Urso (preferred pronouns: she, her/s) is a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service (2019), and has been a member of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍŶӠfaculty since 2008. Dr. Urso is a Past President of the , President and Fellow of the  Project Director of the Soaring Stars Program at Â鶹´«Ã½ÍŶÓ, co-advisor to Kappa Delta Pi's Epsilon Tau Chapter, past chair and member of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó Research Council, and serves as Â鶹´«Ã½ÍŶÓ's faculty senator on the SUNY Faculty Senate.

Dr. Urso's curriculum and program development for the college is broadbased and active. Dr. Urso set up the Bogazici University Faculty and Student Exchange Program and coordinated the TESOL sequence. She is the author of the undergraduate and graduate Integrative Curriculuar Microcredential in Dyslexia, and is the coordinator for that credential.

Dr. Urso has an active service and scholarly research agenda. She is the recipient of over $1.6 million in local, regional, and state funding to support projects in the local schools and community, as well as to conduct research.  Dr. Urso is an expert in assessment and intervention for individuals with learning disabilities, specializing in dyslexia. She teaches coursework at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.  

Dr. Urso is active in the community. She is the past chairperson and current member of the Livingston County Community Services Board Developmental Disabilities Subcommittee.  During 2022, Dr. Urso started working closely with the Student Success Project - a working group affiliated with the Educational Success Foundation/EnCompass in Rochester to develop parent advocacy materials related to special education topics.  Students who are interested in participating in the project for credit can contact Dr. Urso at urso@geneseo.edu.  

Dr. Urso's google scholar profile can be found