Courses Taught |
- TECA/CDEC 1303 Family, School and Community
- TECA/CDEC 1311 Educating Young Children
- TECA/CDEC 1318 Wellness of the Young Child
- TECA/CDEC 1354 Child Growth and Development
- CDEC 1563 Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood
- CDEC 1358 Creative Arts for Early Childhood
- CDEC 2341/2441 The School Age Child
- CDEC 2315 Diverse Cultural/Multilingual Education
- CDEC 1313/1413 Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood
- CDEC 1319/1419 Child Guidance
- CDEC 1359 Children with Special Needs
- CDEC 1321/1421 Infant and Toddlers
- CDEC 2307 Math and Science for Early Childhood
- CDEC 2326 Administration of Programs for Children I
- CDEC 2328 Administration of Programs for Children II
- CDEC 2384 Cooperative Education - Child Development
- CDEC 1364 Practicum-Child Development
- CDEC 1392 Special Topics in Child Development
- CDEC 1317 Child Development Associate I
- CDEC 2322 Child Development Associate II
- CDEC 2324 Child Development Associate III
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Education |
- Ph.D., Child Development, Texas Woman’s University, 2011
- MA, Educational Psychology, Central Texas University, 1997
- BA, Educational Psychology, Central Texas University, 1994
- AAS, Child Development, Central Texas College, 1985
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Teaching Experience |
- Department Chair/Professor, Child Development and Education Department, Temple College, 2005-present
- Child Development Instructor, Central Texas College, 1996-2000
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Professional Experience |
- Director, Lakewood Child Development Center, Dallas TX, 2000-2005
- Program Manager, Central Texas 4-C Head Start, Temple TX, 1995-2000
- Caregiver/Assistant Director/Family Day Home Administrator, Fort Hood Military Child Care, 1991-1995
- Director, Child Development Program, Weierhof, Germany, 1987-1990
- Classroom teacher at local community child development programs: Private, Religious based, College laboratory school, Military programs, 1985-1992
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Professional Publications |
Dissertation: Preschool Caregivers’ Mathematical Anxiety: Examining the Relationships Between Mathematical Anxiety, and Knowledge and Beliefs About Mathematics for Young Children, Texas Woman’s University, 2011
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Professional Presentations |
Child Development presentations in Asia and Europe, 2016-2019
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Awards |
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