Present | Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Clemmer College of Education and Human Development | |
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Present | Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Early Childhood Education, Clemmer College of Education and Human Development | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2012 | Compilation of Smart Start Programs and Practices: Collection and Summarization of Evidence |
North Carolina Partnership for Children | |
Colleague(s): House, R. | |
2010 | Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling of Family Capacity-Building Early Intervention Practices |
U.S. Department of Education | |
Colleague(s): Dunst, C. J. | |
2010 | Utility of Social Robots for Promoting Joint Attention in Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities |
U.S. Department of Education | |
Colleague(s): Dunst, C. J. | |
2008 | Head Start Innovation and Improvement: Windows of Opportunity Expansion Project |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |
Colleague(s): Dunst, C. J. | |
2008 | Measuring Outcomes for Children |
Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council - 324774 | |
Colleague(s): Dunst, C. J. | |
$150,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
Present | Editorial Board Member, Journal of Early Intervention | Present | Editorial Board Member, Topics in Early Childhood Special Education |
Honors and Awards
- 1988 - Outstanding Contributions (Awarded by the Family, Infant and Preschool Program)
- 1989-1990 - Mary Elizabeth Keister Fellowship (Awarded by the School of Human Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
- 1989-1990 - J. Nancy White Fellowship (Awarded by the School of Human Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
- 1990-1991 - Employee of the Year for Research (Awarded by the Family, Infant and Preschool Program)
- 1993 - Research Excellence Award
- 1996 - North Carolina DEC Contributions to Early Intervention Award
- 1996 - State of North Carolina Governor’s Award for Excellence
- 2017 - Diversity Award (College of Education)
Courses
- ECED 7990 - Readings and Research
- ECED 7814 - Analysis and Interpretation of Research Designs
- ECED 6200 - Child Development Typical and Atypical Development
- ECED 5900 - Independent Study
- ECED 5345 - Research in Early Childhood Education
- ECED 5344 - Family and Community Relationships
- ECED 5335 - Assessing/Evaluation of Young Children
- ECED 5334 - Social Development of Young Children
1990 | PhD, Child Development and Family Relations, University of North Carolina | |
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1982 | MA, Special Education, App State University | |
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1977 | BS, Sociology, University of North Carolina | |
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Office: Warf-Pickel Hall, Room 209
Phone: 423-439-8637
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