| Present | Associate Professor and Coordinator of Early Childhood Undergraduate Program, University of South Florida ‐ College of Education | |
|
|
||
Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2018 - 2019 | Development and examination of multicultural education program for preschoolers: Application of culturally responsive teaching in Korean Nuri early childhood curriculum |
| Early Childhood Curriculum Enhancement Grant | |
| Role: Expert Consultant | |
| $10,000 | |
| 2017 | Association for Teacher Educators Clinical Fellows program |
| Bank of America PreK-12 Partnership Grant | |
| Role: Project Leader | |
| $1,800 | |
| 2010 - 2011 | Young children as apprentice citizens: A comparative analysis of the role of literacy in empowering civic engagement in Ghana and the United States |
| Faculty Collaborative Research Grant | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| $7,600 | |
| 2010 | Preschool children’s social and emotional development as a foundation for academic readiness: Relations to teachers’ and parents’ beliefs, and classroom environment |
| Research and Professional Development Grant | |
| Role: PI | |
| $2,570 | |
| 2010 | Raising critical thinkers from college to preschool classrooms: Making critical thinking fit into the picture of early childhood and elementary teacher education |
| Ideas to Action (i2a) Supporting Undergraduate iNovation (SUN) Grant | |
| Role: PI | |
| $4,986 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2020 - 2023 | College of Education Representative, Honors and Awards Council, USF | 2021 | Member, Craig L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Review Committee, USF | 2021 | Member, Sears/Pfost Endowed Scholarship Review Committeem, USF | 2017 | Member, Craig L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Review Committee, USF | 2012 - 2013 | Member, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Faculty Learning Community, USF |
Honors and Awards
- Margaret Burlington Tritle Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award College of Education, University of South Florida, 2021
- Excellence in Undergraduate Education Award College of Education, University of South Florida, 2021
- Taylor & Francis Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator Award National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE), 2018
- Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award University of South Florida, 2013
Courses
- EEC 4604 - Classroom Management and Guidance of Young Children
- EEC 4203 - Programs for Young Children
- EEC 4008 - Teaching Literature and Writing in Early Childhood
- EEC 6415 - Early Childhood Diversity in Home and School
- EDE 7481 - Teacher Education Seminar
- EEC 7416 - Sociocultural Approaches for Working with Children and Families
- EEC 7057 - Critical Perspectives in Early Childhood Education
| 2003 - 2007 | Ph.D., University of Florida | |
|
|
||
| 1996 - 1998 | M.A., Ewha Womans University | |
|
|
||
| 1992 - 1996 | B.A., Ewha Womans University | |
|
|
||
Links
Contact Information
Phone: (813) 974-1028
Email: