Leadership
Our School of Education and Human Development faculty at the University of Virginia produce cutting-edge scholarship, which sits at the intersection of educational and developmental psychology.
Amanda P. Williford, Ph.D.
Professor, Associate Director for Early Childhood Education, CASTL
Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
Amanda Williford - Bio
Jason T. Downer, Ph.D.
Professor, CASTL Director
Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
Jason Downer - Bio
Jessica E. Whittaker, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of Birth to Eight Initiatives
Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
Jessica Whittaker - Bio
Emily Solari, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of Virginia Literacy Partnerships
Virginia Literacy Partnerships (VLP)
Emily Solari - Bio
Virginia Vitiello, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
Virginia Vitiello - bio
Daphna Bassok, Ph.D.
Professor, Associate Director of EdPolicyWorks
EdPolicyWorks
Daphna Bassok - bio
Robert Pianta, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus, Founding Director of CASTL
School of Education and Human Development
robert pianta - bio