Education
- Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2008
- B.A., Duke University, 2000
Personal Statement
My primary research interests lie in examining the association between early teacher-child relationship quality and children’s academic and social-emotional outcomes. In particular, my work focuses on the development of supports for teachers to enhance their social and instructional interactions with children. I am involved in several research efforts to test the efficacy of interventions designed to improve the quality of early teacher-child interactions as a way to support children’s academic and social-emotional development.
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