At BUILD I…
co-lead the Equity Leaders Action Network, a national racial equity leadership program. I also support the racial equity work of state early childhood system leaders, work to support racial equity within the PN-3 Hub project, and am part of the BUILD team working with the National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance.
Work History
- Distinguished Fellow, BUILD Initiative
- Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Rochelle Zell Dean’s Chair, Erikson Institute
- Associate Professor (tenured), Erikson Institute
- Lecturer, Depaul Univerity School of Education, Chicago Illinois
- Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Unit for Research in Child Psychiatry and Development. University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Research Associate, Center for Successful Child Development, Ounce of Prevention Fund. Chicago, Illinois
- Lecturer, Center for African-American and African Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Early Childhood and Special Education Specialist, Department of Psychology, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Faculty, Erikson Institute
- Practicum Instructor, Prairie State Community College Head Start Program, Chicago Heights, Illinois
- Early Childhood Teacher, University of Chicago Laboratory Nursery School, Chicago, Illinois
- Research Assistant, Center for Urban Studies, University of Chicago
Education
- Ph.D. Developmental Psychology. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- M.A. Developmental Psychology. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- M.Ed. Child Development and Early Education. Erikson Institute, affiliated with Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- B.A. History. Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
- ECE’s Quintessential Equity Challenge. Moving Beyond False Choices for Early Childhood Educators
- Early Childhood Education and Young Black Boys: A National Crisis and Proven Strategies to Address It (Pg. 47-65)
- ‘Kids like Malik, Carlos, and Kiana’: Culturally Responsive Practice in Culturally and Racially Diverse Schools
- Teacher-child relationships, social-emotional development, and school achievement.
- Preparing Early Childhood Teachers To Successfully Educate All Children: The Contribution of State Boards of Higher Education and National Professional Accreditation Organizations
- Preparing Early Childhood Teachers To Successfully Educate All Children: The Contribution of Four-Year Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Programs
- Parents’ expectations and children’s early literacy: Reimagining parent engagement through parent inquiry
- Fathers’ Role in Children’s Academic Achievement and Early Literacy
- Engaging Fathers: Issues and Consideration for Early Childhood Educators
- Fathering indicators for practice and evaluation: The Fathering Indicators Framework
- Understanding multicultural and anti-bias education