Ralph P. Ferretti

Professor Emeritus

Ralph P. Ferretti is professor emeritus in the School of Education and the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences. His current scholarship focuses on interventions that promote students’ self-regulatory skills in written argumentation. He served as co-editor of The Journal of Special Education, on the editorial boards of Exceptional Children and The Journal of Special Education, and currently serves on the editorial boards of The Journal of Educational Psychology and The Journal of Teacher Education. He is a member of the National Center for Intensive Intervention’s Technical Review Committee for Instruction.

Educational Background

• Ph.D., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1979
• M.A., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1976
• B.A., Queens College, City University of New York, NY, 1974

Professional Experience

• Professor Emeritus, School of Education, University of Delaware, 2022-present
• Professor, School of Education, University of Delaware, 1997–2022
• Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 2014–2022
• Director, School of Education, University of Delaware, 2012–2017
• Visiting Research Scholar, Educational Testing Service, 2017–2018

Recent Grants

• Yi Song (PI), Ferretti, R., and Sabatini, J. (co-PIs). Exploring and Assessing the Development of Students’ Argumentation Skills. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, 2019–2023. ($1,399,578)