CASTL People
CASTL Faculty
Julia Blodgett
- Associate Professor
- Clinical Psychologist
- Director of Assessment Services
Margaret (Peg) R. Burchinal
- Research Professor
Julie Jackson Cohen
- Charles S. Robb Associate Professor
Jamie DeCoster
- Research Associate Professor
Jason T. Downer
- Professor
- Director, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning
Shereen El Mallah
- Research Assistant Professor
Tanya Evans
- Associate Professor
David W. Grissmer
- Research Professor
Colby Hall
- Assistant Professor
Chris S. Hulleman
- Research Professor of Education and Public Policy
Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas
- Professor of Education
Patricia A. Jennings
- Professor
- Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction Program Director
Lieny Jeon
- Jane Batten Bicentennial Associate Professor
Jamie J. Jirout
- Associate Professor
Traci Kutaka
- Research Assistant Professor
Ann Partee
- Research Assistant Professor of Education
Robert C. Pianta
- Batten Bicentennial Professor of Early Childhood Education
Sara Rimm-Kaufman
- Chair, Department of Education Leadership, Foundations and Policy
- Commonwealth Professor of Education
Josipa Roksa
- Professor
Shubhi Sachdeva
- Research Assistant Professor
Emily Solari
- Edmund H. Henderson Professor of Education
- Director, Virginia Literacy Partnerships
Yoi Tibbetts
- Research Assistant Professor
Khara Turnbull
- Research Assistant Professor
Virginia E. Vitiello
- Research Associate Professor
Jessica E. Whittaker
- Research Associate Professor
- Director of Birth to Eight Initiatives
Amanda P. Williford
- Batten Bicentennial Professor of Early Childhood Education Associate Director for Early Childhood Education
- CASTL Clinical Psychologist
CASTL Professional Research Staff
Jhonelle Bailey
- Early Childhood Research Scientist
Sae Chapman
- Research Specialist Intermediate
Kelsey Clayback
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
Carlin Conner
- Senior Research Scientist
Ann Shargo Lhospital
- Senior Scientist
Kathy Neesen
- Research Scientist
- Instructional Technology Lead
Pamela Nicholas-Hoff
- Research Scientist
Lauren Thayer
- EL-VEST Postdoctoral Fellow
Wanda L. Weaver
- Research Scientist
Melissa Williams
- Professional Development Early Childhood Education Coach
CASTL Staff
Stephanie Adams
- Lead ECE Content and Training Developer
Rinyka Belle Allison
- Early Childhood Education Coach
Anna Ballantyne
- Lab Manager, Educational Neuroscience Lab
Amanda Balsamo Doherty
- Grants and Contracts Administrator
Golda Barrow
- Project Manager
Janet Beaulieu
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coach
Patricia Bennett-Wilhem
- STREAMin3 Coach
Rainey Blackwell-Bullock
- Education and Outreach Specialist
Ang Blanchette
- Education and Outreach Manager
Kama Danielle Booher
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coach
Renae Britton
- Early Childhood Business System Analyst
Terra Browne
- Motivate Lab Project Associate
Michele N. Burke
- PALS Education and Outreach Specialist
Neda Burtman
- Senior Grants & Contracts Administrator
Serena Bush
- Education and Outreach Specialist
- Literacy Professional Development & Technical Assistance
Marcela Courtade Carlock
- Education and Outreach Manager
Hannah Carney
- Education Outreach Specialist
Lingmei Cheng
- PALS Senior Web Developer
Leah Chilson
- Project Management Associate
Lauren Condoluci
- Early Childhood Education Content and Training Developer
Hayley Corey
- Education and Outreach Specialist
Kelly Cush Hughes
- Coordination and Outreach Specialist
Marie Cushing
- Research Specialist
Laura Jo Darcy
- Education and Outreach Director
Jenifer Davis
- Project Manager for Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program
Renee de Kruif
- Data Specialist
Jenn Donnelly
- Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
Monique Calderon Dotson
- Postsecondary Pathways Director
Kasey Dye
- Data Management Specialist
Caitlin Ellis
- Early Childhood Education Project Manager
Anne Etten
- Education and Outreach Specialist
Jessica Fake
- Senior Project Manager
Isabelle Fares
- Data Scientist, Research
Michelle Francis
- Senior Data Manager
Cloe E. Frank
- Program Management Associate
Michele A. Gay
- Software Engineer
Laura C. Giessler
- Education and Outreach Specialist
Cassandra M. Godwin
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coach
Michelle Gomes
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coach
Allison Gray
- Senior Data Analyst and Visualization Specialist
LaNijah Grier
- Education and Outreach Manager
Yin Gu
- Research Specialist
Christopher Gulla
- Manager, IT Applications Development
Jamie Hammond
- Education and Outreach Manager
Sarah Hammond
- Research Specialist Intermediate
Dominique Harris
- Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Sarah Hawthorne
- Data Specialist
Kat Hegedus
- Education and Outreach Manager
Laura Helferstay
- Research Specialist
Erin Highton
- Project Associate
Anne-Marie Howard
- Education and Outreach Specialist
Susan C. Hughes
- Administrative Coordinator
Jenny Isaacs-Lowe
- Education and Outreach Manager
Janine Jakim
- Data Specialist
Denise James
- VLP Research Specialist
- Research Specialist Intermediate
Brianna Jaworski
- Project Management Associate
Moira Johnson
- Project Manager
Myia Johnson
- Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Lydia Jordan
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coach
Grace Kegley
- Project Manager
Ryan D. Kiley
- Senior Research Specialist
Benjamin King
- Data Management Specialist
Katie Kinsella
- Communications and Outreach Specialist
Brian Kozuch
- CASTL Finance Generalist
Abigail Krissinger
- Research Specialist
Cindy Kuhns
- Early Childhood Education Coach
Alexis Lewis
- Project Management Associate
Daniel Lipscomb
- Research Specialist
Sarah Virginia Lydic
- Senior Instructional Technology Specialist
- Multimedia Developer
Marianna Lyulchenko
- Research Specialist
Sharon Sarah Manana
- ECE Content and Training Developer
Alexandra Manso
- STREAMin3 Coach
Alicia Matho
- Education and Outreach Manager
Genevieve Matthew
- Research Specialist Intermediate
Kate Matthew
- Senior Project Manager
- STREAMin3 Project Director
Keisha J. McClain
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coach
Angel McCray
- VKRP Communications and Outreach Specialist
Kelly McGuire
- Multimedia Creative Professional
Katherine James McLemore
- Instructional Coach, TeachSIM Lab
Laura McWhinney
- Senior Data Specialist
Hannah Frances Melton
- Research Specialist
Alison Morin
- CASTL Center Administrator
Becky Newell
- LinkB5 Education and Outreach Manager
Vanessa Olivar
- UVA Bilingual Data Collector
Hallie Parten
- Research Specialist
Sandra Annette Patillo-Mason
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coach
Danielle Peacock
- Executive Director, Link B5
Sanford Pliskin
- Early Childhood Education Coach
Jessica Ponton
- Education and Outreach Manager
Tara Powell
- Lead of Professional Development Team STREAMin3
Donyá Price
- Education Outreach Specialist
Brittany Rettig
- Research Specialist
Yolanda Torres Richey
- ECE Content and Training Developer
Melody Roberts
- Administrative Coordinator
Jennifer Rofman
- Education and Outreach Manager
Nathalie Rose
- Education and Outreach Manager
Elise Rubinstein
- Research Manager
Miriam Rushfinn
- Early Childhood Education Project Manager
Nina Rushing
- Early Childhood Education Coach
Miranda Schirch Goldberg
- Early Childhood Customer Service Specialist
Sarah Schroeder
- Education and Outreach Manager
Tara Scott
- Early Childhood Education Project Associate
Matthew C. Semanik
- Multimedia and Web Developer
Autumn Shaffer
- Project Associate
Kerry Abigail Shea
- Research Specialist Senior
Amanda Sheehan
- Education and Outreach Manager
Lauren Simmons
- Research Specialist
- LinkB5 Outreach Specialist
Lori Stahl
- Communication and Outreach Specialist
Kacey Sterne
- Education and Outreach Manager
Celeste Sumo
- Senior Project Management Associate
Margaret Tamayo
- Project Associate
Carolyn Taylor
- Early Childhood Education Coach
Grace Therber
- Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Delaram Totonchi
- Research Scientist
Jasmine M. Truong
- Research Specialist
- EL-VEST Coordinator
Lisa Tyree
- Virginia Literacy Partnerships Education and Outreach Manager
Benita Voran
- Data Management Specialist
Alyssa Vukelich
- Project Management Associate
Pat Watkins
- StreamIn3 Coach
Octavia Wells
- Senior Fiscal Technician
Beth S. Williams
- Virginia Literacy Partnerships Education and Outreach Director
Kara Williams
- Project Associate
Amy Wolford
- Education and Outreach Manager
Julie Young
- Education and Outreach Manager
Affiliated Faculty
UVA Affiliated Faculty
Other Affiliated Faculty
Making an Impact
My work experience is so invigorating, fulfilling, and packed with indescribable support, respect, and compassion. There are countless moments of gratitude expressed in our every day works to strengthen the early childhood field.
Tara Scott
Early Childhood Education Project Associate