Congratulations to Dr. Emily Jackson, ECiDC Cohort 1 scholar, who successfully defended her dissertation titled Cultural Variation in Parental Ethnotheories on Early Childhood Language Development and Disorders: Exploring Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Parents’ Perspectives. We are so proud of you, Dr. Jackson!

Congratulations to Dr. Paige Bennett Eyler, ECiDC Cohort 1 scholar, who successfully defended her dissertation titled Impact of a Priori Decision-Making and Response Guided Decision-Making on Obtained Effect Sizes. We are so proud of you, Dr. Bennett Eyler!

Congratulations to Dr. Crystal Williams, ECiDC Cohort 1 scholar, who successfully defended her dissertation titled How Does Early Intervention Fit in? A Look Into the Natural Environment of a Child with Significant Support Needs Experiencing Homelessness. We are so proud of you, Dr. Williams!

Congratulations to Dr. Mia Chudzik, ECiDC Cohort 2 scholar, who successfully defended her dissertation titled Preschool Teachers’ Trauma-Informed Attitudes and Practices: A Mixed Methods Exploration. We are so proud of you, Dr. Chudzik!

Congratulations to Paige Bennett Eyler for receiving the 2024 Dick Shores Award for Excellence in Teacher Education from the Vanderbilt University Department of Special Education! Learn more about Paige here.