Krista Puruhito, PhD

Krista Puruhito is an educational psychologist, disability advocate, and parent of children with disabilities. Her work, teaching, and advocacy center around improving the lives of individuals and families with disabilities and deconstructing barriers to accessibility. She is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Sanford School.

She has broad interests in learning and motivation, disability advocacy, and inclusion of individuals with disabilities across environments and the lifespan.

Dr. Puruhito is working with Dr. Adero Allison in the Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services Department to develop courses for neurodivergent students and certificate programs for students with intellectual disabilities. You can learn more about current programming on our Linktree at https://linktr.ee/MGSuccess .

Dr. Puruhito also serves as the faculty sponsor for the Special Olympics at ASU Student Club.