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Claire Vallotton

Claire Vallotton

Associate Professor of Child DevelopmentMichigan State University

An expert in early childhood education and intervention; parent-child interaction and communication; early development of social skills

ChildcareInfant Mental HealthParentingEarly Childhood Education Child Development
Susan  Prentice

Susan Prentice

ProfessorUniversity of Manitoba

Professor Prentice's primary specialization is contemporary and historical childcare policy and advocacy

Social InequalitySocial ChangeSystemic DiscriminationHistorical SociologyChildcare Policy
Christine  Saulnier

Christine Saulnier

Nova Scotia DirectorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Christine Saulnier serves as the Nova Scotia director for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

ResearchWomen and PoliticsCanadian Public PolicySocial PolicyAntipoverty
Rebecca Spencer

Rebecca Spencer

Professor of Psychological and Brain SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Rebecca Spencer is one of the nation's leading researchers exploring the relationship between sleep and brain function.

Children and NappingSleep and LearningLearning and MemoryChildren and SleepCognition
Patricia Edwards

Patricia Edwards

Professor of Teacher Education and LiteracyMichigan State University

Patricia Edwards is an expert in early/emergent/intergenerational literacy, family engagement, diversity issues

ELL LearnersUrban EducationLiteracy EducationFamily EngagementFamily, Community and School Partnerships
Phil Poekert

Phil Poekert

Professor | DirectorUniversity of Florida

Phil Poekert leads the Lastinger Center for Learning to educational innovations through partnerships, research and development.

Educational InnovationsTeacher EducationProfessional Learning and DevelopmentTeacher LeadershipUniversity Partnerships
Tanya Kaefer

Tanya Kaefer

Assistant Professor, Faculty of EducationLakehead University

Researcher in educational psychology with expertise in learning, knowledge, reading, and cognitive development.

Reading DevelopmentCognitive DevelopmentEarly LearningLearning & DevelopmentMedia and Learning
Avery Closser

Avery Closser

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Avery Closser studies how students think and learn in online environments to inform the design of education technology.

Open ScienceExperimental DesignCognitionEducational TechnologyQuantitative Methods
Martha Buell

Martha Buell

Professor, Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Research focuses on policies related to early childhood care and education.

Teacher EducationTeacher DevelopmentLiteracy DevelopmentEarly Childhood Education Childcare
Pat Ellingson

Pat Ellingson

Creative Head, Children’s Media Content and ProgrammingTVO

Educational content that makes a positive difference to kids & parents is a passion of TVO's Children's Content leader

Research-Based Educational GamesEarly LearningParents & EducationEducational MediaEducational Broadcasting