Ms. Diaz has worked in both the public and private educational and childcare settings since 2002. Her areas of interest include creating a trusting, respectful and nurturing learning environment for children, working with infants and their families, and supporting a home/school connection. Most recently Ms. Diaz has been working with other HDFS faculty on the development of an infant/toddler curriculum. She supports University students to develop best practice related to infant care and programming. Ms. Diaz presents at local, state, and national conferences.