Faculty Profiles

Laura Sabella

Associate Professor of Instruction, Coordinator for Secondary Internships

Laura Sabella

Email: lsabella@usf.edu
Phone: 813-974-5606
Office Location: EDU 302Q Tampa campus
Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Laura Sabella is an Associate Professor of Instruction and Coordinator for Secondary Clinical Experiences. She is twice an alumna of USF having received her B.A. in English and her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Secondary English Education. She received her M.Ed. from Saint Leo University in Exceptional Student Education. She has a wide range of teaching experiences including early childhood, high school English, and ESOL Resource, teaching in both urban and rural schools. She currently teaches the Senior Seminar course for secondary teacher candidates as well as the internship courses for both undergraduate and MAT secondary programs.

Dr. Sabella served as the inaugural Director for the EDU Office of Field and Clinical Education and established connections across all teacher preparation programs as well as strengthened partnerships with seven local school districts. She also served as Director of the SunCoast Area Teacher Training Honors Program and the Director of the Tutor-a-Bull program placing education majors as tutors in high needs middle schools. She currently coordinates clinical experiences for secondary programs overseeing all early and late field placements for secondary teacher candidates. She is committed to preparing strong and resilient secondary teachers and change agents.

Area of Expertise:

  • Secondary Education/English Education
  • Clinical Experiences
  • District Partnerships
  • Mentor and Supervisor Experiences
  • The Intersection of Secondary Education and Exceptionality

Leadership: 

  • Director: Office of Field and Clinical Education, College of Education, USF (2019-2022)
  • Ex-Officio Member: Undergraduate Programs Committee, College of Education, USF (2019-2022)
  • Member: Undergraduate Programs Committee, College of Education, USF (2022-2024)
  • Coordinator: Secondary Education Clinical Experiences, College of Education, USF (2016-2019, 2023- )
  • Member: Temple Terrace School Support Board, City of Temple Terrace, (2024- )

Awards:

  • Margaret Burlington Tritle Undergraduate Teaching Award (2023)
  • Excellence in Undergraduate Education Award, College of Education, USF (2022, 2025)

Courses Taught:

  • EDF 2005 Introduction to the Teaching Profession
  • RED 4335 Reading in the ELA Content Area
  • LAE 4323 Methods of Teaching English: Middle School
  • LAE 4335 Methods of Teaching English: High School
  • LAE 4530 Methods of Teaching English: Practicum
  • LAE 6339 Methods of Teaching Secondary ELA
  • LAE 4464 Adolescent Literature for Middle and Secondary Students
  • LAE 4469 Teaching World Literature to Middle and Secondary Students
  • LAE 6467 Teaching World Literature for Teachers
  • MAE 4941 Practicum in Middle Grades Math
  • MAE 4942 Internship in Middle Grades Math
  • FLE/LAE/MAE/SCE/SSE 4940 Internships in Secondary Education
  • FLE/LAE/MAE/SCE/SSE 6947 Internships in Secondary Education
  • FLE/LAE/MAE/SCE/SSE 4936 Senior Seminars in Secondary Education