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)
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Jason T. Downer, Ph.D.
Professor, CASTL Director
Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
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Jessica E. Whittaker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Director of Birth to Eight Initiatives
Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
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Robert Pianta, Ph.D.
Dean, Founding Director of CASTL
School of Education and Human Development
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