Expertise

Currently, my primary research and teaching interests involve factors that influence the healthy overall growth, development, learning, and well-being of young children (birth to age 8); examining teaching beliefs and practices across cultures and contexts, and looking at factors that influence and ensure the well-being of early childhood professionals who care for our youngest citizens.


Research Areas:

  • Professional well-being; teacher beliefs and practices across cultures and contexts; infant toddler care and education
Communities
Education, Curriculum and Instruction
Degrees
PhD, Florida State University, Child Development, 1992
MS, Florida State University, Child Development, 1987
BS, Michigan State University, Physical Sciences, 1981
Keywords
infants day care developmental psychology educational psychology infant psychology family services teacher education international education curriculum development literacy early childhood education
Languages
English
Honors

Teaching Award (Teaching), from the University Trustees (of Indiana University), 2001

Practitioner of the Year (Service to the Early Childhood Education Profession), South Central Association for the Education of Young Children, 2001

Teaching Award (for Teaching), from the UniversityTrustees (of Indiana University), 2000

Teacher of the Year (University Teaching), Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children, 1997

Teacher Tribute Award (University Teacher and Mentor), Sallie Mae, 1997

Teacher Excellence Recognition Award (University Teaching), Indiana University, 1996-1998

Associations
American Association of University Professors
American Educational Research Association
Association for Childhood Education International
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
Phi Delta Kappa
Society for Research in Child Development
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families