Amanda P. Williford
Batten Bicentennial Professor of Early Childhood Education; Associate Director for Early Childhood Education, CASTL
- Ph.D, Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2003
- M.A., Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2000
- B.A., Psychology, University of Virginia, 1996
I conduct research exploring how young children best develop school readiness skills, with special emphasis on the development of social-emotional skills. My primary research focus is on developing and evaluating classroom-based, interventions for young children who display disruptive behavior problems and/or deficits in behavioral and emotional self-regulation. I am also interested in state efforts to increase high quality early education opportunities.
My clinical training and expertise is in the assessment and treatment of young children (infants through third grade) particularly in the assessment of externalizing behaviors and in early childhood mental health consultation. I use behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, and attachment orientations and I focus on the use of empirically-supported treatments.
I mentor Ph.D. students in the Clinical & School Psychology Program and the Educational Psychology, Applied Developmental Science Program who have strong interests in conducting applied research in areas that are aligned with my research expertise. Undergraduate and Master's students participate on many of my projects as research assistants (for course credit and/or for pay).
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Related Projects
- Virginia Education Science Training (VEST) Predoctoral Fellowships
- Louisiana's Kindergarten Readiness System
- Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program
- Understanding the Power of Preschool for Kindergarten Success (P2K)
- Preschool Relationships Enhancement Project
- National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning (NCQTL)
- National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (NCRECE)
- MyTeachingPartner - Mathematics/Science Curricula and Implementation Support System
- Learning to Objectively Observe Kids (LOOK)
- Individualized Classroom Assessment Scoring System (inCLASS) Project
- New E3 School in Norfolk
- STREAMin3 Curriculum Model Pilot
- Advancing Effective Interactions & Instruction in VPI Classrooms
- Assessment, Instruction and Mathematics in Kindergarten Classrooms (AIM)
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Related Articles
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- ‘Deep Dive’ Study Aims to Map How Children’s School Readiness Skills Develop
- New Grant Aims to Help Develop Children’s Executive Functions, Math, and Science Skills
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- Va. Legislature Awards Researchers $1M to Assess Kindergarten Readiness
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- How Researchers, Policymakers and Practitioners Can Partner to Improve Early Childhood Education