MARGARET R.

BENEKE
Assistant Professor • College of Education • University of Washington • [email protected]

EDUCATION

2017 Ph.D. Special Education, University of Kansas, KS

Dissertation Title: Race and Ability Talk in Early Childhood: Critical Inquiry into
Shared Book Reading Practices with Pre-Service Teachers
Chair: Gregory A. Cheatham, Ph.D.

2007 M.A.T. Child Development, Tufts University, MA

2004 B.A. English Literature & Studio Art, Illinois Wesleyan University, IL,
Study Abroad: School for International Training: Ghana Arts & Culture

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2018 Outstanding Dissertation Award, Disability Studies Special Interest Group

American Educational Research Association

2017 Outstanding Student DEC Member, Kansas Division for Early Childhood
Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children

2016 Judy Tate Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Department of Special Education
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

2016 Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Policy & Social Research
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

2015 Graduate Research Competition Award, Graduate Studies

University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

2007 Presidential Award for Citizenship & Public Service, Child Development
Tufts University, Medford, MA

2007 Alumni Award, Child Development

Tufts University, Medford, MA
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PUBLICATIONS

SPECIAL ISSUES

Beneke, M. R., & Park, C. C. (Eds.) (accepted). Social Justice Approaches in Inclusive Early
Childhood Education: Anti-Bias Curriculum and Critical Praxis. Special issue for Young
Exceptional Children.

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. A. (OnlineFirst). Race talk in preschool classrooms: Academic
readiness and participation during shared-book reading. Journal of Early Childhood
Literacy. DOI: 10.1177/1468798417712339

Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. A. (2016). Inclusive, democratic family-professional

partnerships: (Re)conceptualizing culture and language in teacher preparation. Topics in
Early Childhood Special Education, 35(4), 234–244.

Kuh, L., LeeKeenan, D., Given, H., & Beneke, M. R. (2016). Moving beyond anti-bias activities:
Supporting the development of an anti-bias stance. Young Children, 71(1), 58-65.

Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. A. (2015). Speaking up for African-American English: Equity
and inclusion in early childhood settings. Early Childhood Education Journal, 43(2), 127-
134.

REFEREED BOOK CHAPTERS

Gauvreau, A. N., Beneke, M. R., & Sandall, S. R. (accepted). Families as mentors: Preparing
teachers to partner with culturally and linguistically diverse families. In L. Lo & Y. Xu
(Eds.), Family, school, and community partnerships for individuals with disabilities (pp.
XX-XXX). New York, NY: Springer.

Hancock, C. L., Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. A. (2017). Discourse during IEP decision-
making: Saying, being, and doing with families from diverse backgrounds. In C. Trivette
& B. Keilty (Eds.), Using DEC Family Practices with All Families: DEC Recommended
Practices Monograph Series 3. Washington, DC: Council for Exceptional Children,
Division for Early Childhood.

New, R., & Beneke, M. R. (2008). Negotiating diversity in early childhood education: Rethinking
notions of expertise. In S. Feeney, A. Galper, & C. Seefeldt (Eds.), Continuing Issues in
Early Childhood Education (3rd ed.) (pp. 303-323). Columbus, OH: Merrill/Prentice
Hall.
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INVITED SCHOLARLY WORKS

Beneke, M. R. (2015). Anti-bias education: Supporting a community of young learners. In G.

Scarlett (Ed.), Classroom Management: An A to Z Guide (pp. 23-25). Thousand Oaks,
CA: Sage Publishing.

Beneke, M. R. (2014). What we don’t say: The danger of silence. Guest blogger for the University
of Kansas Hawk Hopes blog. https://hawkhopesblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/what-
we-dont-say-the-danger-of-silence/

Beneke, M. R., & Baker, M. (2007). Visual arts curriculum and visual arts assessment. In R. New
& M. Cochran (Eds.), Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia (pp.
39-40). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.

Beneke, M. R. (2007). Examples from classroom teaching. In J. Helm, S. Beneke, & K.

Steinheimer (Eds.), Windows on Learning: Documenting Young Children’s Work (2nd
ed.) (pp. 76). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. A. (under review). Mapping the silence through a socio-spatial
dialectic: The curriculum of ability and race in pre-service teachers’ educational
trajectories. Journal of Teacher Education.

Beneke, M. R., Skrtic, T. M., Guan, C., Hyland, S., An, Z. G., Alzahrani, T., Uyanik, H., Amilivia,
J., & Love, H. R. (under review). The mediating role of exclusionary school organizations
in pre-service teachers’ constructions of inclusion. International Journal of Inclusive
Education.

Beneke, M. R., Park, C. C., & Taitingfong, J. (under review). An anti-bias framework for
teaching and learning about race with young children. Young Exceptional Children.

Beneke, M. R., Newton, J. R., Vinh, M., Blanchard, S. B., & Kemp, P. (under review). Practicing
inclusion, doing justice: Disability, identity, and belonging in early childhood. Zero to
Three.

Beneke, M. R. (under review). Investigating young children’s conceptualizations of dis/ability

and race along three planes: A conceptual critique. Harvard Educational Review.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION

Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. A. (in preparation). Race and ability talk in preschool: Naming
difference and neutralizing identities. International Journal of Qualitative Studies.
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Beneke, M. R., Corr, C., & Snodgrass, M. R. (in preparation). Equity-focused qualitative research
in early childhood special education: A systematic review. Topics in Early Childhood
Special Education.

GRANTS

CURRENT

2018-2020 Principal Investigator. Inclusion into what: Advancing racial equity in special
education. Funded by the Professional Educator Standards Board, State of
Washington, Seattle, WA. ($20,000). Selma Powell, Co-PI.

2018-2010 Co-Investigator Family-centered personnel preparation in a blended early

childhood and early childhood special education program. Funded by the Office
of Special Education Programs, United States Department of Education,
Washington D. C. Grant #H325K150195 ($939,010). Kathleen Artman-Meeker,
PI.

UNDER REVIEW

2018-2020 Principal Investigator. Inquiry into disability and race talk during shared-book
reading with early childhood educators. Royalty Research Fund, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA. $40,000.

2019-2024 Co-Principal Investigator. Interdisciplinary Collaborative of Leaders in

Universally Designed, Culturally Sustaining Interventions for Equitable Systems.
Office of Special Education Programs, United States Department of Education,
Washington D. C. CFDA#84.325D ($1,2500.00). Carly Roberts, PI; Jane Lee, Co-
PI; Charles Lea, Co-PI; Ryan Petros, Co-PI.

2019-2024 Co-Principal Investigator. Learning and Leading Together. Office of Special

Education Programs, United States Department of Education, Washington D. C.
CFDA#84.325D ($1,2500.00). Kathleen Artman-Meeker, PI; Tracy Jirikowic, Co-
PI.

2019-2024 Key Personnel. Interdisciplinary Collaboration Early Intervention Scholars

Program: Preparing Educators and Social Workers for Family-Centered EI
Practices. Office of Special Education Programs, United States Department of
Education, Washington D. C. CFDA#84.325K (($1,2500.00). Angel Fettig, PI;
Ariane Gauvreau, Co-PI; Maureen Marcenko, Co-PI.

COMPLETED
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2016-2017 Principal Investigator. Race and ability talk in early childhood: Critical inquiry
with pre-service teachers. Funded by the Lillian Jacobey Baur Fund, College of
Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. ($23,166).

2016-2017 Collaborator. All-together in early education: Early childhood unified masters

project. Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, United States
Department of Education, Washington D. C. Grant #DED0075613 ($1,250,000).
Eva Horn, PI; Gregory Cheatham, Co-PI.

2015-2016 Co-Principal Investigator. See/saw festival: On the brink. Funded by the Kansas
City Humanities Council, Kansas City, KS. ($6,739). Molly Siuty, PI; Hailey Love,
Co-PI; Amanda Miller, Co-PI.

PRESENTATIONS

REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Beneke, M. R., Newton, J., Blanchard, S., Williams, M., & Shapland, D. Labels and language:
Transforming conversations about identity in EI/EC/ECSE. Presentation at the Council
for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 34th Annual International
Conference. Orlando, FL.

Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. A. (Accepted conference session). Reflexive video analysis:
Supporting teachers to facilitate equitable classroom communication. Presentation at the
Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 34th Annual
International Conference. Orlando, FL.

Corr, C., Beneke, M. R., Snodgrass, M., & Miller, D. (Accepted conference session). Let's get
qualitative: Using methods to examine equity and voice in research. Presentation at the
Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 34th Annual
International Conference. Orlando, FL.

Taitingfong, J., Crawford, C., & Beneke, M. R. (Accepted conference session). Advancing
systemic equity and inclusion: From reflection to program-wide action. Presentation at
the Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 34th Annual
International Conference. Orlando, FL.

Newton, J., Blanchard, S., Williams, M., Beneke, M. R., Vinh, M., & Williams, M. (Accepted
pre-conference session). Interactive activities for prompting preservice and inservice
professionals to surmount personal biases. Presentation at the Council for Exceptional
Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 34th Annual International Conference. Orlando,
FL.
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Beneke, M. R. (2018, June). Family members as inclusive early childhood practitioners:

Navigating ability talk with preschoolers. Presentation at the American Association on
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 2018 Annual Conference. St. Louis, MO.

Beneke, M. R. (2017, May). Mapping the silence through a socio-spatial dialectic: The
curriculum of dis/ability and race in pre-service teachers’ educational trajectories.
Presentation at the Critical Race Studies in Education Association 2018 Annual
Conference. Albuquerque, NM.

Beneke, M. R. (2018, April). Race and ability talk in early childhood: Critical inquiry into pre-
service teachers' shared book reading practice. Presentation at the American Educational
Research Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting. New York, NY.

Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. A. (2018, March). Methodological tools for raising meta-
discursive awareness and promoting equitable practice: Analysis of talk with EI/ECSE
educators. Presentation at the Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention.
San Diego, CA.

Cheatham, G. A., Beneke, M. R., & Hancock, C. L. (2018, March). Researching interpreted
individualized family service plan meetings for parents who do not speak English:
Promises and pitfalls. Presentation at the Conference on Research Innovations in Early
Intervention. San Diego, CA.

Corr, C., Beneke, M. R ., Snodgrass, M. R. (2018, March). Using innovative qualitative methods
to be inclusive of equity issues in EI/ECSE research. Presentation at the Conference on
Research Innovations in Early Intervention. San Diego, CA.

Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. A. (2017, October). Humanizing inquiry: Researching equity
and inclusion in early childhood settings. Presentation at the Council for Exceptional
Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 33rd Annual International Conference. Portland,
OR.

Hancock, C. L., Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. A. (2017, October). Saying, doing, being:
Discourse during decision-making with families from diverse backgrounds. Presentation
at the Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 33rd Annual
International Conference. Portland, OR.

Beneke, M. R. (2017, May). Race talk in preschool: Academic readiness and participation during
shared-book reading. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association’s
2017 Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX.

Beneke, M. R. (2017, May). Navigating identity: A critical literature review on young children's
conceptualizations of race and dis/ability. Presentation at the American Educational
Research Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX.
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Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. A. (2016, October). An intersectional examination of research

investigating young children’s conceptualizations of race and dis/ability. Presentation at
the Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 32nd Annual
International Conference. Louisville, KY.

Beneke, M. R., Skrtic, T. M., Guan, C., Hyland, S., Alzahrani, T., Uyanik, H., Love, H., &
Amilivia, J. (2016, April). Inclusive education as democratic negotiation: Contradictions
and communion in (re)constructing practice. Presentation at the American Educational
Research Association’s 2016 Annual Meeting. Washington D.C.

Beneke, M. R., Guan, C., An, Z., & Amilivia, J. (2016, February). Cultural-historical activity
theory and reflexive dialogue: Approaches for professional development research in early
childhood contexts. Presentation at the Conference on Research Innovations in Early
Intervention. San Diego, CA.

Cheatham, G. A., Beneke, M. R., & Hancock, C. L. (2016, February). Conversation analysis and
critical discourse analysis: Contrasting and complementary views of topic shifts during
early childhood parent-teacher conferences. Presentation at the Conference on Research
Innovations in Early Intervention. San Diego, CA.

Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. (2015, October). Researching conversations about ethnicity:
Multicultural picture books in early childhood classrooms. Presentation at the Council
for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 31st Annual International
Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Cheatham, G. A., & Beneke, M. R. (2015, October). Language interpretation during

Individualized Family Service Plan meetings with families who do not speak English.
Poster presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early
Childhood’s 31st Annual International Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Danner, N., Corr, C., & Beneke, M. R. (2015, October). Real world research, real world
dilemmas. Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early
Childhood’s 31st Annual International Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Cheatham, G., Horn, E., Amilivia, J., An, G., Beneke, M. R., Goodman, G., Guan, D., Love, H., &
Nyegenye, S. (2015, October). An ECE/ECSE teacher preparation study abroad:
Experiences, reflections, and lessons learned. Presentation at the Council for Exceptional
Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 31st Annual International Conference. Atlanta,
GA.

Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham, G. (2015, April). Toward inclusive education: A theoretical critique
of peer acceptance research. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research
Association’s 2015 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
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Beneke, M. R. (2015, April). Inclusive education as negotiation: Contradictions and

coordination in (re)constructing practice. Presentation at the University of Kansas
Graduate Student Research Competition. Lawrence, KS.

Beneke, M. R. (2015, March). Researching conversations in context: Talking about diversity with
young children. Presentation at the Kansas University Professionals for Disabilities
Conference. Lawrence, KS.

Beneke, M. R. (2015, March). Classroom conversations about ethnicity: Reading multicultural

picture books with young children. Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children,
Kansas Division for Early Childhood. Wichita, KS.

Beneke, M. R., Park, C., & Cheatham, G. (2014, November). Family agency in inclusive
education: Traversing the home-school border. Presentation at the National Association
of Multicultural Education’s 24th Annual International Conference. Tucson, AZ.

Beneke, M. R., & Cheatham G. (2014, October). Speaking up for African American English:
Equity and inclusion in early childhood settings. Presentation at the Council for
Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 30th Annual International
Conference. St. Louis, MO.

Cheatham, G., & Beneke, M. R. (2014, October). Researching diversity in early childhood
through conversation analysis and critical discourse analysis. Presentation at the Council
for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 30th Annual International
Conference: St. Louis, MO.

Cheatham, G., & Beneke, M. R. (2014, March). Conversation analysis and critical discourse
analysis: Opportunities for studies in early intervention and early childhood special
education. Presentation at the Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention.
San Diego, CA.

Beneke, M. R. (2014, March). Theoretical perspectives on peer acceptance in early childhood

special education. Presentation at the Kansas University Professionals for Disabilities
Conference. Lawrence, KS.

Beneke, M. R. (2014, February). African American English in early childhood settings:

Supporting linguistic diversity. Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children,
Kansas Division for Early Childhood. Wichita, KS.

Park, C., Beneke, M. R. , & Hamel, E. (2012, November). Voices of families: What parents think
of multicultural education in schools. Presentation at the National Association for
Multicultural Education Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
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LeeKeenan, D., Beneke, M. R., Iassogna, J., & Kirschner, S. (2011, November). Practicing
inclusion: Doing justice. Presentation at the National Association for the Education of
Young Children Conference. Orlando, FL.

Baker, M., Barton, L., Beneke, M. R., & Rowley, J. (2006, September). Power and engagement
with preschoolers. Presentation at the European Early Childhood Education Research
Association: Democracy and Culture in Early Childhood. Reyjavik, Iceland.

INVITED TALKS & PRESENTATIONS

Beneke, M. R. (2018, November). Practicing inclusion, doing justice: Dis/ability as an equity

issue in early childhood settings. Presentation for the Hilltop Children’s Center Evening
Discussion Series. Seattle, WA.

Beneke, M. R. (2018, September). A framework for engaging in anti-bias practices with families.
Presentation for the Military Families Learning Network Virtual Conference.
https://militaryfamilies.extension.org/military-families/learn-with-us/

Beneke, M. R. (2018, August). Creating an anti-bias learning community. Presentation for

Equity Focused Positive Behavior Support: An Early Achievers Institute. Renton, WA.

Beneke, M. R. (2018, May). Dis/ability and fairness: Anti-bias practices with young children.
Presentation at the New Discovery School. Seattle, WA.

Beneke, M. R. (2017, October). Conversations that matter: Supporting novice teachers to talk
about ability and race with young children. Presentation for the Haring Center DUBs
(Develop, Understand, Build) Series. University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

LeeKeenan, D., Park, C., & Beneke, M. R. (2017, September). Using children’s literature to
provoke conversations on challenging topics. Presentation for the Hilltop Children’s
Center Evening Discussion Series. Seattle, WA.

Beneke, M. R. (2015, July). Project work in primary grades: History of schools project.
Presentation for the Summer Institute on the Project Approach. Davenport, IA.

Beneke, M. R. (2014, August). Social identities and culturally responsive practice: Planning for
powerful learning. Presentation for Western Illinois University’s STARnet Region I and
III, Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood.
http://starnet.org/home/training/online-webinars/

Beneke, M. R., Bucco, C., Given, H., LeeKeenan, D., Park, C., & Robinson, D. (2012, January).
Anti-bias curriculum: A whole school does the work. Presentation for the Innovations in
Early Childhood Education and Care Workshop. Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.
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LeeKeenan, D., Beneke, M. R., & O’Brien, M. (2012, January). Practicing inclusion in a lab
school: Being fair is not the same as being equal. Presentation for the University of New
Hampshire Child Study & Development Center. Durham, NH.

Beneke, M. R., & Waddell, J. (2011, April). Abilities & challenges: What are we working on?
Presentation for the Tufts University Anti-Bias Forum for Students & Families. Medford,
MA.

Beardsley, L., Cohen, S., & Beneke, M. R. (2011, January). Race to nowhere panel discussion.
Presented for the Tufts University Race to Nowhere Screening. Medford, MA.

Eisenberg, M., & Beneke, M. R. (2007, April). Children’s learning and creativity in 3-D art
activities. Presentation for the Tufts University Center for Applied Child Development
Professional Development Workshop. Concord, MA.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

2016-2017 Principal Investigator, Race and ability talk in early childhood: Critical
inquiry into shared-book reading practices with pre-service teachers.

2015-2017 Principal Investigator, Pre-service teachers’ beliefs about and attitudes

toward inclusive education.

2014-2016 Principal Investigator, Early childhood conversations about diversity.

2013-2017 Co-Principal Investigator, Language interpretation during special

education meetings.

2012-2013 Co-Principal Investigator, Parent perspectives on diversity.

2006-2007 Graduate Research Assistant, Tufts adoption and development project.

UNIVERSITY TEACHING

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (Instructor)

EDCI 507, Methods for Teaching Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (2017)
EDSPE 563, Collaborating with Families and Educational Teams (2018)

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (Faculty Advisor)

EDUC 300, Race & Dis/ability (2018)

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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (Instructor or Co-Instructor)

SPED 985, Naturalistic Research (2015)

SPED 672/772, Early Childhood Unified Study Abroad: Costa Rica (2015)
SPED 326, Teaching Children & Youth with Disabilities in General Education (2014, 2015)
SPED 752, Overview of Early Childhood & Early Childhood Special Education (2014)
SPED 663/753, Assessment Strategies in Early Education (2014)

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (Field Supervisor)

SPED 439/739, Student Teaching, Birth-Grade 3 (2013-2017)

LESLEY UNIVERSITY (Instructor)

EEDUC 5131, Developmental Learning (2012-2015)

TUFTS UNIVERSITY (Graduate Teaching Assistant)

CD 001, Introduction to Child Development (2006)

CD 161, Personal and Social Development (2005)

GUEST LECTURES IN UNIVERSITY COURSES

Beneke, M. R. (2017, December). Anti-bias education: Examples from practice at Eliot Pearson
Children’s School. Guest lecture for University of Illinois graduate course, SPED 465:
Curriculum and Methods in ECSE. Champaign, IL.

Beneke, M. R. (2017, November). Playful learning through history of schools project. Guest
lecture for Boston University graduate course, EC 507: The Role of Play in Child
Development. Boston, MA.

Beneke, M. R. (2014, March). Discourse analysis and families. Guest lecture for University of
Kansas Special Education graduate course, SPED 998: Special Education and Diverse
Families. Lawrence, KS.

Beneke, M. R. (2014, March). Intentional teaching involves identity. Guest lecture for
University of Kansas Special Education undergraduate course, SPED 650: Constructing
Early Childhood Curriculum. Lawrence, KS.

Beneke, M. R. (2013, October). Culture and child development. Guest lecture for University of
Kansas Special Education graduate course, SPED 752: Overview of Early Childhood and
Early Childhood Special Education. Lawrence, KS.
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Beneke, M. R. (2013, April). Integrated curriculum: Planning for powerful learning. Guest
lecture for University of Massachusetts-Boston Early Childhood graduate course, ECHD
693: Practicum II. Boston, MA.

Beneke, M. R. (2013, March). Anti-bias education at EPCS: ABE on the ground level. Guest
lecture for Wheelock College Early Childhood Education undergraduate level course,
EDU 305: Principles of Inclusive Early Childhood Education in a Diverse Society. Boston,
MA.

Beneke, M. R. (2013, February). Where does curriculum come from? Integrated social studies
curriculum. Guest lecture for Tufts University Child Development graduate level course,
CD 136: Supervised Student Teaching II. Medford, MA.

Beneke, M. R. (2012, October). Personal and social development in 1st and 2nd grade at Eliot-
Pearson Children’s School. Guest lecture for Tufts University Child Development
undergraduate level course, CD 161: Personal and Social Development. Medford, MA.

STUDENT ADVISING

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

Carlyn Mueller (University of Washington, Special Education)

Rachel Snyder (University of Washington, Teaching, Learning, & Curriculum)
Amanda Miller (University of Kansas, Special Education)
Erin Stewart (University of Washington, Special Education

DOCTORAL ADVISING

Jordan Taitingfong (University of Washington, Special Education)

MASTERS ADVISING (non-thesis)

University of Washington 2018-2020 Early Childhood Special Education Cohort: 10 students

University of Washington 2017-2019 Early Childhood Special Education Cohort: 5 students

SERVICE

SERVICE TO THE FIELD

Journal Editorial Activities

2016-present Managing Editor, Young Exceptional Children
2018-present Guest Reviewer, American Educational Research Journal
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2018-present Guest Reviewer, Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

2018-present Guest Reviewer, International Journal of Inclusive Education
2017-present Guest Reviewer, Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
2015 Guest Reviewer, Review of Educational Research
2014 Guest Reviewer, Young Exceptional Children
2014 Guest Reviewer, Inclusion

Committee Memberships
2018-present Conference Planning Committee Member, Conference on Research Innovations
In Early Intervention, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.

2015-present Council Member, Valuing Our Individual Children and Families through Equity
and Social Justice (VOICES), Division for Early Childhood of the Council for
Exceptional Children.

2014-2017 Campus Liaison, Division G: Social Contexts of Education, American Educational

Research Association.

2014-2016 Student Representative, Kansas Division for Early Childhood Executive Board,
Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children.

Conference Proposal Reviewing

2018 Review Panel Member, Special Interest Group: Disability Studies in Education.
American Educational Research Association.

2017 Review Panel Member, Special Interest Group: Critical Perspectives on Early
Childhood Education, American Educational Research Association.

SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY

Standing Committee Memberships

2018-2019 Member, Unite:Ed Steering Committee. College of Education, University of
Washington

Search Committee Memberships

2018-2019 Member, University of Washington Teacher Education Faculty Search Committee
2016-2017 Student Representative, University of Kansas Early Childhood Special Education
Faculty Search Committee

Doctoral Student Groups

2014-2016 Co-Chair, See-Saw Festival, University of Kansas Professionals for Inclusion &
Social Justice (ISJ)
2014-2016 Chair, University of Kansas AERA Division G Student Group
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2013-2016 Member, Research Conference Committee, University of Kansas Professionals for

Inclusion & Social Justice (ISJ)
2013-2015 Treasurer, University of Kansas Professionals for Inclusion & Social Justice (ISJ)

SERVICE TO P-12 SCHOOLS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY

Committees and Partnerships

2017-present Member, Advancing Equity Work Group
State of Washington Professional Educator Standards Board

2017-present Member, Equity Change Team

Experimental Education Unit, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

2017-present Equity Lead, Planning Committee

Equity Focused Positive Behavior Support: An Early Achievers Institute
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

2017-present Member, Raising Washington Work Group

University of Washington College of Education, Seattle, WA

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

• Member, Division G: Social Contexts of Education
• Member, Special Interest Group: Critical Perspectives on Early Childhood Education
• Member, Special Interest Group: Disability Studies in Education
• Member, Special Interest Group: Critical Educators for Social Justice

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

• Member, Division for Early Childhood (DEC)
• Member, Division for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (DDEL)

SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS

2016-2017 Doctoral Research Stipend ($870), Graduate Studies, University of Kansas

2016-2017 Merit Scholarship ($2,000), School of Education, University of Kansas

2015-2016 Grace. M. Phinney Scholarship ($1,368), School of Education, University of

Kansas

2015-2016 Merit Scholarship ($2,000), School of Education, University of Kansas

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2015-2016 Alley Gordon Family Scholarship ($638), School of Education, University of

Kansas

2014-2015 Grace M. Phinney Scholarship ($4,000), School of Education, University of

Kansas

2013-2017 GLOBEEL Leadership Preparation Scholarship, Department of Special Education,

School of Education, University of Kansas

2013-2014 Recruitment Scholarship ($2000), School of Education, University of Kansas

2006-2007 Civic Engagement Fund Recipient ($500), Tisch College, Tufts University

CLASSROOM TEACHING

2013 Lead Teacher, Expanding Minds Program

Bombay International School, Malabar Hill, Mumbai, India

2010-2013 Head Teacher, First & Second Grade Inclusive Classroom

Eliot-Pearson Children’s School, Tufts University, Medford, MA

2007-2010 Second Grade Teacher, Heath School

Public Schools of Brookline, Brookline, MA

2007 Kindergarten Head Teacher, EPCS Summer Program

Eliot-Pearson Children’s School, Tufts University, Medford, MA

2006-2007 Community Arts Teacher & Organizer

Tufts University, Medford, MA

2005-2006 Preschool Teaching Assistant

Eliot-Pearson Children’s School, Tufts University, Medford, MA

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2018 Participant, Faculty Success Program Bootcamp, National Center for

Faculty Development & Diversity

2017-2018 Participant, University of Washington Faculty Fellows Program, Seattle, WA

2012-2013 Facilitator, Making Learning Visible Renegades, Project Zero, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
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2012-2013 Participant, Tufts University Dual Language Learners Action Research, Medford,
MA

2011-2013 Facilitator, Early Childhood Consortium, Tufts University & Somerville Public
Schools, Somerville, MA

2008-2013 Member, Making Learning Visible Renegades, Project Zero, Cambridge, MA

2010-2013 Member, Tufts University Early Childhood Consortium, Medford, MA

2011-2012 Facilitator, Active Citizens Parent-Teacher Learning Group, Medford, MA

2010-2012 Participant, Tufts University Anti-Bias Education Action Research, Medford, MA

2011 Participant, School Reform Initiative Facilitator Training, Medford, MA

2011 Participant, Developmental Technologies Scratch Programming Training,

Medford, MA

2010 Participant, Stephanie Harvey Reading Non-Fiction Workshop, Brookline, MA

2008-2010 Participant, Mentoring and Professional Learning for 2nd/3rd Year Teachers,
Brookline, MA

2007-2010 Member, Heath School Green Committee, Brookline, MA

2007-2010 Member, Heath School Equity Team, Brookline, MA

2009 Student, Wheelock College Multicultural Literacy Course, Boston, MA

2009 Participant, Responsive Classroom II Training, Brookline, MA

2009 Participant, Public Schools of Brookline Early Education Institute, Brookline, MA

2008 Participant, Differentiation Framework Workshop, Brookline, MA

2007 Participant, Responsive Classroom I Training, Brookline, MA

2006-2007 Recycle Center and Arts Coordinator, Evelyn G. Pitcher Curriculum Lab, Tufts
University, Medford, MA

2006 Participant, International Winter Institute, Reggio Emilia, Italy

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2005 Art Instructor, Lee’s Childcare, Broadview, IL

2005 Documentation Consultant, Imagine Arts Studio, Clarendon Hills, IL

2003 Student, School for International Training: Ghana Arts & Culture (Independent
HIV/AIDS Education Project), Kumasi, Ghana