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)

Jason T. Downer, Ph.D.

Professor, CASTL Director

Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)

Jessica E. Whittaker, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Director of Birth to Eight Initiatives

Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)

Carolyn Gosse, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

Director of LinkB5

Virginia Vitiello, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)

Daphna Bassok, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, EdPolicyWorks Associate Director

EdPolicyWorks

Emily Solari, Ph.D.

Professor

Virginia Literacy Partnerships (VLP)

Robert Pianta, Ph.D.

Dean, Founding Director of CASTL

School of Education and Human Development

Leadership

Amanda P. Williford, Ph.D.

Jason T. Downer, Ph.D.

Jessica E. Whittaker, Ph.D.

Carolyn Gosse, Ph.D.

Virginia Vitiello, Ph.D.

Daphna Bassok, Ph.D.

Emily Solari, Ph.D.

Robert Pianta, Ph.D.

Early Childhood Education - Virginia