Areas of Research Interest
Early Childhood and elementary teacher efficacy and beliefs about mathematics; Teacher assessment & professional development; Mathematics education with a focus on intervention

Lynne Ernst
Center Support Staff
lynne.ernst @ louisville.edu

Jill Jacobi-Vessels
Assistant Professor
Area: Early Childhood Education
502-852-0436
jljaco02 @ louisville.edu

Areas of Research Interest
Early Literacy; Early math skills; the effects of child care; Event Related Potentials to measure brain response (latency and amplitude) to auditory and visual stimuli

Faye Jones
Pediatrics
vfjone01 @ louisville.edu

Areas of Research Interest
Impacts of health and nutrition on early literacy development; the connection between reading and mathematics

Areas of Research Interest
Science and Literacy curriculum, Inquiry & Play, Language play, Family & Community Literacy, Preservice & Inservice teacher learning

Dianna Zink
Director, Early Learning Campus
502-852-3521
dkzink01 @ louisville.edu

Areas of Research Interest
Administration of child care; supporting preservice and inservice teacher learning