Faculty
Students
Kelcie Burke
Research interests: early childhood practices, play, perceptions, child outcomes
Paige Wernick
Research interests: Infant and toddler teacher pedagogical reasoning, infant and early childhood mental health, EC teacher practice, EC curriculum and planning
Peter Dossen
Research interests: Intergenerational trauma, attachment and parenting and the impact on children’s mental health, social-emotional development, and academic achievement
Pragya Pokharel
Research interests: STEM education in early childhood, gender bias in STEM education, inclusive education practices
Fotima Turdalieva
Research interests: child development and teacher preparation in STEM education; ECE curriculum and instruction; examining role of educational and instructional technologies in pre-service and practicing educators
LEARN Lab Alum
Dr. Pearl Avari
Year graduated: 2023
Dr. Avari is a research project manager at the University of Kansas.
Dr. Molly Goldberg
Year graduated: 2024
Dr. Goldberg is an Education Researcher at SRI International in the Center for Learning & Development.
Dr. Sarah Paulos
Year graduated: 2024
Dr. Paulos is an elementary science teacher at Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School.
Dr. Jentry Barrett
Year graduated: 2022
Dr. Barrett is the Campus Engagement Zone Coordinator at UNL.
Dr. Erin Hamel
Year graduated: 2021
Dr. Hamel is an assistant professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia.
Dr. Yao Yao
Year graduated: 2024
Dr. Jamlick Bosire
Year graduated: 2024
Dr. Bosire is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri.
Dr. Yuenjung "Jay" Joo
Year graduated: 2024
Dr. Joo is the director of the Institute of Child Development at the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Keting Chen
Year graduated: 2022
Dr. Chen is an assistant professor at California State University, San Bernardino.
Dr. Donger Liu
Year graduated: 2024
Dr. Liu is an evaluation assistant at Kansas State University.
