David Vining
Teachers College, Columbia University
Participatory methods that let very young children share their experiences of the kindergarten transition.
The Early Career Scholars program supports researchers whose applied work can improve early childhood policy and practice. Doctoral candidates with an approved dissertation proposal and postdoctoral researchers within three years of their doctorate are eligible.
Scholars receive an award and join a learning community that meets every two months and connects them with policymakers and senior researchers.
2022 Cohort
Karina Malik
Teachers College, Columbia University
The experiences of BIPOC special education teachers in NYC public schools.
Zoraima Rosario-Rolón
Manhattanville College
How adjunct professors’ job satisfaction relates to their pre-service teachers’ readiness.
2021 Cohort
Ashley Renaire Davis
CUNY Graduate Center
How pre-service teachers’ math identities relate to the math instruction children receive.
Maria Mavrides Calderon
Hunter College, CUNY
How funding, compensation, and working-conditions policies affect NYC early childhood programs.
Carolina Snaider
Teachers College, Columbia University
How teachers understand and implement gender-inclusive policies in kindergarten classrooms.
Kimberly Vanderbilt
CUNY Graduate Center; Lehman College, CUNY
Histories of community early childhood programs drawn from archives and interviews.
2020 Cohort
Gail Buffalo
Teachers College, Columbia University
How experienced Women of Color teachers view quality practice and NYS teacher certification.
Kyle DeMeo Cook
St. John’s University
Access to early education, the transition to kindergarten, and early education to K–12 collaboration.
Jill Gandhi
New York University
Contexts and interactions that support children’s learning during the transition to school.
Annie George-Puskar
Early intervention for children with disabilities from birth to 5, and transitions into preschool.
Cecilia Scott-Croff
The experiences of student parents who support children with special needs.
2019 Cohort
Meghan McCormick
MDRC
Experimental estimates of how school and center programs affect low-income children, and why.
Natalia Rojas
New York University
The link between research and social policy in early education and teacher professional development.
Samantha Melvin
Teachers College, Columbia University
Child care policy, especially quality improvement for infant and toddler caregivers.