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Barry offers a living and learning community that values a diversity of perspectives and life experiences. That’s why at Barry, an education is far more than classrooms and tests; learning comes from everything around you.(about barry)

With our Catholic liberal arts heritage and over 100 degree programs, including nursing and marine biology, from bachelors through PhDs, we've got your options covered. Focus on arts and sciences, business, education, social work, communication, nursing, medical sciences, theology, or law. Take things further with personalized research and experiential learning opportunities, on and off-campus. Enhance your prospects with hands-on internships at some of the country's top organizations.

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At Barry University, you will experience a small community atmosphere where you can always rely on our administrators and faculty for advice, encouragement and personal attention. We take great pride in giving individual attention from the very beginning. You can start building a personal relationship with one of our admissions counselors who will help answer any questions, and guide you through the entire admissions and enrollment process.

We are committed to providing programs and services that are guided by Barry University's rich educational mission and intended to enhance your Barry experience. Through partnerships with others in the university community, we aim to create experiences that will help transform you into leaders for a just and humane world.

We are an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams, including men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. So far, we've won 24 NCAA championships, had 338 All-Americans, 413 Scholar All-Americans, and nine NCAA "Women of the Year" finalists, the most of any Division II school. Not bad at all, but we're going for more.

Heather Johnson Desiral, EdD

Experiential Learning Coordinator, Dept. of Education & Leadership and Adjunct Faculty

Heather Johnson Desiral, EdD

Heather Johnson Desiral, EdD Experiential Learning Coordinator, Dept. of Education & Leadership and Adjunct Faculty

hjohnsondesrial@barry.edu

Biography

Dr. Heather Johnson Desiral earned a doctorate in Reading Education and a master’s degree in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at Nova Southeastern University. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the West Indies. Currently, she is pursuing a second doctorate, a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Special Education at Barry University. Dr. Johnson Desiral is also a professional educator and has taught students from kindergarten to the college level in the Caribbean and in Miami-Dade County.

She is multilingual, and her current interests involve research in special education and language-minority families, particularly parents of special-needs children. She is also interested in promoting experiential learning for college-level students.