Dr Michelle L. Bonati

BTeach(Special Ed), BSc(Speech and Hearing Sciences), MA(SpecEdRehab), GradCertSevDis, PhD
Honorary Associate Professor
Phone
+1 518 564 5123
Fax
+61 2 9351 2606
Building/Room
Education Building A35 / 307
The University of Sydney

Michelle L. Bonati is an Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and an Honorary Associate in Special and Inclusive Education, Sydney School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney. She earned her PhD in Special Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US. Her research interests include examining service-learning as a context for developing inclusive K–12 schools, universities and communities. She examines the interactions of persons with and without disability, focusing on processes that facilitate and inhibit access to the general curriculum, reciprocal peer relationships, and valued roles of individuals with complex support needs. 

Excellence in Teaching Award, 2017, Sydney School of Education and Social Work, The University of Sydney

SUNY Online Teaching Ambassador, 2022, State University of New York


  • Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, State University of New York at Plattsburgh

Books
  • Spandagou, I., Little, C., Evans, D., and Bonati, M. L. (2020). Inclusive education in schools and early childhood settings. Springer.

Book chapters 
  • Grigal, M., Papay, C., & Bonati, M. L. (in press). "Higher education for students with intellectual disability: Expanding research, policy, and practice." In Lyman, D. & Madaus, J. (Eds.). Research handbook on higher education and disability (pp. xx-xx). Edward Elgar.
  • Hoeh, E. & Bonati, M. L. (2020). "Higher education faculty addressing the diverse learning needs of students with disabilities within the Universal Design for Learning framework." In M. E. Squires, Y. Yong, & H. L. Schnackenberg (Eds.), Ethics in Higher Education (pp. 97-126). Nova Science.
  • Bonati, M. (2019). Social Justice and Students with Intellectual Disability: Inclusive Higher Education Practices. In K. Freebody, S. Goodwin & H. Proctor (Ed.), Higher Education, Pedagogy and Social Justice: Politics and Practice (pp. 207–224), Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • O'Brien, P., Bonati, M., Gadow, F. & Slee, R. (2019). Moving from rhetoric to reality: Inclusive tertiary education for adults with intellectual disability. In P. O’Brien, M. L. Bonati, F. Gadow & R. Slee (Ed.), People with Intellectual Disability Experiencing University Life (pp. 277–287), Leiden and Boston: Brill.
  • Bonati, M., Chapman, B., Stenberg, J., Towers, L. & Werkhoven, T. (2019). Lecturers' Perspectives on Being Involved in Teaching Students with Intellectual Disability Participating in University Courses. In P. O’Brien, M. L. Bonati, F. Gadow & R. Slee (Ed.), People with Intellectual Disability Experiencing University Life (pp. 205–216), Leiden and Boston: Brill.
  • Bonati, M. (2019). Inclusive tertiary education through universal design for learning and service-learning. In P. O’Brien, M. L. Bonati, F. Gadow & R. Slee (Ed.), People with Intellectual Disability Experiencing University Life (pp. 243–254), Leiden and Boston: Brill.
  • O'Brien, P. & Bonati, M. (2019). From institutionalisation to inclusion. In P. O’Brien, M. L. Bonati, F. Gadow & R. Slee (Ed.), People with Intellectual Disability Experiencing University Life (pp. 3–19), Leiden and Boston: Brill.
  • Bonati, M. (2017). Post-school social inclusion for adults with Autism in Australia. In C. Little (Ed.), Supporting Social Inclusion for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Insights from Research and Practice (pp. 100–114), Abingdon: Routledge.

Journal articles
  • Hosshan, H., Stancliffe, R., Bonati, M. L. & Villeneuve, M. (2021). "Peer-seating groups and social participation by students with learning disabilities in full-inclusion in Malaysian secondary schools." International Journal of Inclusive Education, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2021.1973125
  • Bonati, M. L., & Andriana, E. (2021). "Amplifying children’s voices within photovoice: Emerging inclusive education practices in Indonesia." British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 49(4), 409-423. http://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12405
  • Hosshan, H., Stancliffe, R., Villeneuve, M. & Bonati, M. (2020). Inclusive schooling in Southeast Asian countries: a scoping review of the literature . Asia Pacific Education Review, 21(1), 99–119. DOI:10.1007/s12564-019-09613-0
  • Bonati, M. & Dymond, S. K. . (2019). Service-learning and students with severe disabilities: Examining participation and curricular goals . Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 57(1), 42–55. DOI:10.1352/1934-9556-57.1.42
  • Bonati, M. (2018). Collaborative planning: Cooking up an inclusive service-learning project. Education and Treatment of Children, 41(1), 139–151. DOI:10.1353/etc.2018.0005
  • Mann, J. A., Dymond, S. K., Bonati, M. & Neeper, L. S. (2015). Restrictive citizenship: Civic-oriented service-learning opportunities for all students. The Journal of Experiential Education, 38(1), 56–72. DOI:10.1177/1053825913514731

Conference presentations
  • Bonati, M. L., and Adrianna, E., (July 2022). "Amplifying children’s voices within photovoice: Emerging inclusive education in Indonesia." Paper accepted for presentation at the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Special Education: Building an Inclusive Culture Worldwide. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  • Hosshan, H., Stancliffe, R., Villeneuve, M., and Bonati, M. L. (July 2019). "Understanding the social participation of students with disabilities in a Malaysian inclusive school." Paper presented at The Occupational Therapy Australia 28th National Conference and Exhibition 2019. Sydney, NSW, Australia.
  • Bonati, M. L., MacDonald, J., and Gadow, F. (January 2019). "How do we collaborate? University students with intellectual disability and teacher education students engage in service-learning projects." Poster presented at 20th International Council for Exceptional Children –DADD: Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability, and Developmental Disabilities. Maui, HI, USA.

University students' experiences of a disability awareness online course
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