Partners

Principle Investigators & Senior Personnel

Frances K. Harper
Principal Investigator (PI)
STEM Education
Lori Caudle
Co-PI
Child & Family Studies
Margaret Quinn
Co-PI
Child & Family. Studies
Darelene Greene
Co-PI
PreK Instructional Coach
Amir Sadovnik
Senior Personnel
Computer Science

Post-Doctoral & Graduate Researchers

Charles Flowers, Jr.
Graduate Researcher
Early Childhood Education
Amie Kahovec
Graduate Researcher
Child & Family Studies
Hannah Thompson
Graduate Researcher
Child & Family Studies
James Larsen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Early Childhood Education
Temvy Matsebula
Graduate Researcher
Child & Family Studies
Francia Zelaya
Graduate Researcher
STEM Education
Bethany Parker
Graduate Researcher
Cultural Studies in Edu

Teachers & Educational Assistants

Haley Anderson
Preschool Teacher
Inskip Elem
Martha Hampton
Educational Assistant
Spring Hill Elem
Sarah Qureshi
Preschool Teacher
Lonsdale Elem
Doris Bourne
Educational Assistant
Fair Garden PreK
Angela Hazen
Preschool Teacher
Pond Gap Elem
Maritza Sierra Rosado
Preschool Teacher
Fair Garden PreK
Andrea Bridges
Educational Assistant
Pond Gap Elem
Rebecca Hickey
Preschool Teacher
Christenberry Elem
Taja Welch
Preschool Teacher
Fair Garden PreK
Rachel Clair
Preschool Teacher
Fair Garden PreK
Terra Navarro
Educational Assistant
Christenberry Elem
Kyli Wooten
Preschool Teacher
Fair Garden PreK
Pam Hall
Preschool Teacher
Fair Garden PreK
Alyssa Parker
Preschool Teacher
Spring Hill Elem
Tori Yardley
Educational Assistant
Inskip Elem

Parent Leaders

Luci Diego
Parent Leader
Monica Gonzalez
Parent Leader
Jessica Grafton
Parent Leader
Marilyn Langston
Grandparent Leader
Dana Schumpert
Parent Leader

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Rethika Ambalam
Undergrad Researcher
Abbey Kochman
Undergrad Researcher
Therapeutic Recreation

Our Advisory Board

Megan Barolet-Fogarty
Centro Hispano de East TN
Cara Djonko-Moore
Rhodes College
Janae Peterson
Knoxville Utilities Board

Past Partners

Andrew Bonsted
Undergrad Researcher
Fall 2021-Summer 2022
Sara Meghabghab
Undergrad Researcher
Spring 2022
Mason Thomas
Undergrad Researcher
Spring 2022
Jamila Burroughs
SHADES Director
2021-Spring 2022
Indrani Singh
Graduate Researcher
Fall 2021
Melanie Humphrey
Educational Assistant
2021 – Spring 2022
Tabatha Rainwater
Graduate Researcher
2021-Summer 2022
Stephanie Johnson
Parent Leader
2021
Jennifer Raley
Preschool Teacher
2021
Jade Williams
Undergrad Researcher
Spring 2022
Porscha Settlemeyer
Preschool Teacher
2021-2022