Handbook of Early Childhood Education

W. Steven Barnett, PhD, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Clive R. Belfield, PhD, Department of Economics, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, New York

Elena Bodrova, PhD, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey

W. Thomas Boyce, MD, College for Interdisciplinary Studies and Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Sue Bredekamp, PhD, early childhood education consultant, Cheverly, Maryland

Mindy Sittner Bridges, PhD, Bureau of Child Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Virginia Buysse, PhD, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Claire E. Cameron, PhD, Center for the Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Brandy L. Clarke, PhD, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Douglas H. Clements, PhD, Department of Learning and Instruction, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York

Keely D. Cline, PhD, Department of Human Development and Learning, Claudius G. Clemmer College of Education, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee

Carolyn T. Cobb, PhD, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Maureen A. Conroy, PhD, Department of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Karen E. Diamond, PhD, Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Celene E. Domitrovich, PhD, Prevention Research Center, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Jason T. Downer, PhD, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Dale Epstein, PhD, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Ellen Frede, PhD, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Allison H. Friedman, MEd, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, New York, New York

Eugene E. García, PhD, Office of the Provost, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona

Cristina Gillanders, PhD, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Walter S. Gilliam, PhD, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

Stacie G. Goffin, EdD, Goffin Strategy Group, LLC, Washington, DC

Shelley Gray, PhD, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, Arizona State University, Temple, Arizona

Megan R. Gunnar, PhD, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bridget K. Hamre, PhD, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Mary Louise Hemmeter, PhD, Department of Special Education, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

Tiffany P. Hogan, PhD, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Diane M. Horm, PhD, Early Childhood Education Institute, College of Education, University of Oklahoma–Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Jason T. Hustedt, PhD, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

Marilou Hyson, PhD, Department of Applied Developmental Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

Tanya B. Ihlo, PhD, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Iheoma Iruka, PhD, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Faiza Jamil, MEd, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Laura M. Justice, PhD, School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Lisa L. Knoche, PhD, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Cynthia Lamy, EdD, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Jamie Lawler, BA, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Deborah J. Leong, PhD, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Christine A. Marvin, PhD, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Julia E. Moore, MS, Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania

Susan B. Neuman, EdD, Department of Educational Studies, School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Jelena Obradovi, PhD, School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, California

Robert C. Pianta, PhD, School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Ximena A. Portilla, BA, School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, California

Douglas R. Powell, PhD, Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman, PhD, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Sharon Ritchie, EdD, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Sharon Ryan, PhD, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Mesut Saçkes, PhD, Research and Development Unit, Balikesir Provincial Directorate of National Education, Balikesir, Turkey

Julie Sarama, PhD, Department of Learning and Instruction, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York

Susan M. Sheridan, PhD, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Ross A. Thompson, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, California

Jeffrey Trawick-Smith, EdD, Center for Early Childhood Education, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut

Kathy Cabe Trundle, PhD, School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Shannon B. Wanless, PhD, Program of Applied Developmental Psychology, Department of Psychology in Education, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Marcy Whitebook, PhD, Center for the Study of the Child Care Workforce, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, University of California, Berkeley, California

Pamela J. Winton, PhD, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina