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<p>Melissa Sgroi Ed.D., assistant professor and chair of the department of communications at Misericordia University, had her peer-reviewed article, &#8220;I Should at Least be Given a Chance to Try: The Experience of Media Workers with Disabilities in the United States During Postsecondary Education and Early Career,&#8217;&#8217; published in &#8220;Disability &amp; Society.&#8221; Her article was published Feb. 12.</p><p>Dr. Sgroi&#8217;s study found three areas that need to be addressed in higher education: faculty training in inclusive pedagogies, media curricula that considers students with disabilities and career assistance for students as they graduate from their postsecondary careers into the media workplace.</p><p>Dr. Sgroi&#8217;s area of scholarly research focuses on disability in the media. The three-year study was inspired by the former television news anchor/reporter&#8217;s own diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, which she received at the age of 34.</p><style>
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Misericordia University professor Melissa Sgroi published in’Disability & Society’