Research Interests: Early Childhood Education and Teaching
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Ansari, Arya
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Child Development
- Children from disadvantaged populations
- Children from immigrant families
- Early childhood development
- Opportunity gap
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Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Classroom composition
- Process and structural quality
- Short and long-term benefits of early childhood education
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Education Policy
- Boosting program impacts
- Impacts of policy interventions
- Sustaining program impacts
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Family Systems
- Child effects
- Family-school connections
- Parental home and school involvement
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Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
- Access to high quality educational opportunities
- Educational and instructional alignment
- Preschool to third grade (PK-3)
Bucci, Terri
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
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Elementary Education and Teaching
- Climate and culture in math classroom
- Content and general pedagogy in mathematics
- Equity
- International and Comparative Education
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Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
- Climate and culture in math classroom
- Content and general pedagogy in mathematics
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Mathematics Teacher Education
- Algebra project
- Climate and culture of math classroom
- Math Literacy
- Math teacher leaders
- Rural Education
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education (Philosophy of Education)
- Social Justice
- Teacher Education
- Urban Education
Buettner, Cynthia
- Adolescent and At-Risk Youth
- Child Care and Support Services Management
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Child Development
- Early childhood development
- Social-emotional development
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Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Early childhood social emotional-development
- ECE teacher's social-emotional wellbeing
- Quality in early care and education
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
- Maternal and Child Health
Choi, Ji-Young
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Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
- Dual language learning
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Child Development
- Birth to age 5
- School readiness
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Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Peer effect
- Teacher-child interactions
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Education Policy
- Child care quality and access
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
Dore, Rebecca
- Child Development
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Cognitive Development
- Intergroup cognition
- Perspective-taking
- Testimony
- Theory of mind
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Educational Psychology
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Educational/Instructional Technology
- Digital games
- Digital media
- E-books
- Mobile devices
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Literacy
- Language development
- Reading comprehension
- Vocabulary
Farland-Smith, Donna
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
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Science Teacher Education
- Students' perceptions of scientists
Ford, Donna Y
- Achievement
- Assessment
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
- Children's Literature
- Cultural Studies
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
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Educational Achievement
- Advanced Placement
- Black-White Achievement Gap
- Gifted and Talented Education
- Mentoring
- Racial Achievement Gap
- Underachievement
- Educational Psychology
- Equity
- Multicultural Education
- Social Justice
- Special Education
- Teacher Education
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Urban Education
- Community Involvement
- Culturally Competent Educators
- Family Involvement
- Multicultural Curriculum
- Multicultural Literature
- Special Education Overrepresentation
Harrison, Dorian
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
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Children's Literature
- Diverse Literature
- Global Literature
- Community/Youth Development and Organizations
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
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Elementary Education and Teaching
- Critical Literacy
- Critical Media Literacy
- Reading across the curriculum
- Writing across the curriculum
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Equity
- Literacy
- Reading Teacher Education
- Rural Education
- Teacher Education
- Urban Education
Herner-Patnode, Leah
- Children's Literature
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Special Education
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Teacher Education
- ECE and MCE licensure programs Including students with special needs
Justice, Laura
- Cognitive Development
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Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Childcare and preschool programs
- Language development
- Parenting
- Poverty and socioeconomic status
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Educational Statistics and Research Methods
- Experimental design
- Randomized controlled trials
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Special Education
- Developmental disabilities
- Developmental language disorder
- Speech-Language Pathology
Lang, Sarah
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Child Care and Support Services Management
- U.S. military child care systems
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Child Development
- Early childhood teacher/family child care provider practices and training
- Impact of caregiving on early childhood development
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Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Early childhood program quality
- Family-teacher cocaring relationships
- Social Emotional Development
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
- Teacher Education
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Workforce Development and Education
- Early Care and Education Foundational Training and Credentials
- Early childhood teacher training and workforce development
- Infant toddler teachers
Lee, Young Ah
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
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Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Early childhood education programs and pedagogical approaches
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Equity
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
- Literacy
- Multicultural Education
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Social Justice
- Inclusive education
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Teacher Education
- Teacher education program evaluation and design
- Urban Education
McNair, Jonda C.
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Children's Literature
- African American children's literature
- Culturally diverse children's literature
- Poetry
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Equity
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Literacy
- Early childhood
- Elementary
- Reading Teacher Education
Moore, Leslie C.
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Anthropology
- Anthropology of childhood
- Anthropology of education
- Language socialization
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
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Child Development
- Cultural-historical theory
- Early bilingualism
- Language socialization
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Equity
- Foreign Language Teacher Education
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
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Linguistics
- Linguistic diversity
- Linguistics for educators
- Literacy
- Science Teacher Education
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Second Language Learning
- Informal science learning for preschool dual language learners
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Sociolinguistics
- Language socialization
Nelson, Kathryn
- Achievement
- Children's Literature
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Equity
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
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Literacy
- Critical literacy
- Reading and literacy in early and middle childhood
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Reading Teacher Education
- Phonics
- Reading foundations
- Reading teacher methods
- Social Justice
- Teacher Education
- Urban Education
- Young Adult (Adolescent) Literature
Parker, Becky
- Assessment
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
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Curriculum and Instruction
- Assessing learner needs
- Curriculum development
- Instructional plans
- Instructional strategies
- Program development
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Educational/Instructional Technology
- Secondary Education and Teaching
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Teacher Education
- Creating learning environments
- Intervention strategies
- Special needs populations
- Teacher Education Policy and Leadership
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
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Vocational Education
- Career technical education
- Programs of study
- Workforce needs assessment
- Workforce Development and Education
Piasta, Shayne
- Achievement
- Assessment
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Child Development
- Young children's emergent literacy and reading development
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Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Efficacy and effectiveness of educational practices (curricula, teaching strategies, professional development) to support young children's academic development (primarily emergent literacy and early reading development)
- Educational Statistics and Research Methods
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
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Literacy
- Early reading development
- Emergent literacy development
Rodgers, Emily
- Achievement
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
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Literacy
- Early literacy
- Emergent literacy
- Reading difficulties
- Scaffolding literacy learning
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Reading Teacher Education
- Evidence based practices
- Special Education
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Teacher Education
- Educational reform
- Literacy coaching
- Professional development
- Supporting teachers to improve instructional practices