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Biography

Elizabeth White, Ph.D., is a Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning. She currently teaches courses related to child development and early childhood education. Her research interests include children’s civic engagement, teachers’ civic practices, and culturally responsive teaching. Dr. White formerly taught elementary school in Atlanta, GA.

Current Courses

210.001Child Growth And Development

210.001Child Growth And Development: Early Childhood and Elementary Education

292.001Early Childhood Education Clinical I

278.002Practices & Issues In Early Childhood Education

210.001Child Growth And Development: Early Childhood and Elementary Education

292.001Early Childhood Education Clinical I

278.002Practices & Issues In Early Childhood Education

Teaching Interests & Areas

Child Development, Learning Theories, Early Childhood & Elementary Education

Research Interests & Areas

Children's Civic Engagement, Teachers' Civic Practices, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Preservice Teacher Preparation

PhD Education

University of California, Los Angeles

MA Education

University of California, Los Angeles

Other Early Childhood

Mercer University, Tifit College of Education

Atlanta, GA

BA Psychology

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

ISU Impact Award

Illinois State University

2017

SRCD Dissertation Funding Award

Society for Research in Child Development

2011

Norma and Seymour Feshbach Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

UCLA

2010

Book, Chapter

Mistry, R. S., White, E. S., Chow, K. A., Griffin, K. M., & Nenadal, L. (2016). A mixed methods approach to equity and justice research: Insights from research on children’s reasoning about economic inequality. In S. Horn, M. Ruck, & L. Liben (Eds.), Advances in Child Development and Behavior: Theoretical and Empirical/Methodological Issues Associated with Equity and Justice Part A, Vol. 50 (pp. 209-236). United Kingdom: Elsevier Inc.

Journal Article

White, E. S. (2024). Preservice elementary teachers and future civic teaching. The Journal of Social Studies Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/23522798241252939

White, E. S. (2021). Parent values, civic participation, and children's volunteering. Children and Youth Services Review, 127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106115

White, E. S. (2021). Service-learning to develop responsiveness among preservice teachers. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2021.150109

White, E. S. (2021). The canned food drive: What do students learn? Social Studies Research and Practice, 16(1), 75-86. https://doi.org/10.1108/SSRP-09-2020-0044

White, E. S., & Mistry, R. S. (2019). Teachers' civic socialization practices and children's civic engagement. Applied Developmental Science, 23(2), 183-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2017.1377078

Presentations

Ruhe Marsh, L., & White, E. S. (2024, June). Flexible student teaching models. Presentation at the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) Convocation in Springfield, IL.

White, E. S. & Quesenberry, A. (2024, February). Student experiences in an alternative teacher preparation program for early childhood educators. Paper presented at the annual SoTL Commons Conference in Savannah, GA.

Quesenberry, A., White, E. S., & Ruhe Marsh, L. (2023, October). Elevating the ECE workforce: Alternative pathways to degree completion. Presentation at the Sharing a Vision Conference in Peoria, IL.

White, E. S. (2023, March). Teaching about the presidential election in K-8 classrooms: A qualitative study. Paper presented at the annual Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Jacksonville, FL.

White, E. S. (2022, February). Preservice teachers’ future civic teaching. Paper presented at the annual Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Chicago, IL.

White, E. S., & Poggendorf, S. (2021, February). Community service to develop responsiveness among preservice teachers. Paper presented at the annual Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Virtual Conference.

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