Student Highlights

Congratulations to PhD Fellow Maria Dias on the acceptance of an article she co-authored with Dr. Atiles and early childhood colleagues.

Dias, M. J. A., Atiles, J. T., Almodóvar, M., Chavarría Vargas, A., & Zúñiga León, I. (in press). Innovative early childhood teachers rise to the challenges brought about by COVID -19. Childhood Education: Innovations.

Dr. Narges Sareh (2020 graduate) started her new position as an Assistant Professor at Northwest Missouri State University.

Daisy Tian, PhD Student (ABD) started her new position as an Instructor at Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA.

Qiuju “Daisy” Tian, a doctoral student in the Department of Early Childhood Education, was awarded a Graduate School Research Grant to support her dissertation research project. 

Congratulations to Dr. Kim Cassidy (2015 graduate) on the 2021 release of her new book!

Cassidy, K. and Sande, B. (2021). Advising Preservice teachers through narratives from students with Disabilities. Information Science Reference.

Gina Wohlford (2017 graduate), Superintendent of Norton City Schools, Norton, VA and adjunct professor in the Department of Early Childhood Education was selected to serve on the Virginia State Board of Education Early Childhood Advisory Committee. 

She expresses excitement about her service and “hopes this will be a collaborative committee with open minds about ECE.”

Congratulations to Summer 2020 PhD graduate Dr. Randa Dunlap! Dr. Dunlap started her new position as Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina in Aiken, SC.

Guillermo Mendoza was highlighted as an ETSU Alumni: https://www.etsualumni.org/s/974/bp18/interior.aspx?sid=974&gid=1&pgid=4315