Alexander Morris-Wood

Alexander (Alex) Morris-Wood is the associate vice president of transitions and the student experience at Beacon College. In his role, he oversees college readiness programs, housing and residence life, student activities, orientation, and supports the admissions operations. Morris-Wood joined Beacon College in 2018 and created and implemented Navigator PREP, the country’s first virtual transition-to-college program for students with learning and attention issues. Since 2018, Navigator PREP has expanded, now working with high school juniors (Navigator PREP Jr.) and college students (Navigator PREP – College Coaching). Additionally, Morris-Wood oversees Summer for Success and created Beacon Foundations, a live, virtual online semester program for students who learn differently.

He has been a contributor to other College initiatives including Project Discovery with the Sharjah Center for Learning Difficulties and more recently, the design and implementation of the Triadic Developmental Model, which allows for a more holistic wrap-around support model for Beacon students. Morris-Wood has designed training programs for state and private colleges and consults with high schools to evaluate their transition model and curriculum. He is now designing curricula for school districts to support dual enrollment for students with learning differences.

With 15 years of experience in special education, Morris-Wood previously worked in the private school sector for students with Asperger’s Syndrome and nonverbal learning disabilities as a teacher, department chair, assistant dean of students, and director of transition programming.

He presents nationally and internationally on topics related to systemic barriers in higher education for students with learning disabilities.

Morris-Wood was identified as one of the Top 100 Educational Leaders in America by the Global Forum for Education and Learning.

He has a BA from Connecticut College in History & American Studies, an MS in Mental Health Counseling from Post University and is pursuing his doctorate in educational policy from University of Missouri.