His research interests focus on examining how early childhood education stakeholders across a range of political and educational contexts respond to policymakers' high-stakes standards-based accountability reforms. He is a former preschool, kindergarten, and first grade teacher. Prior to being elected chair-elect, he has served the EE/CD SIG as a junior member-at-large and co-program chair. Lastly, he received the SIG’s Early Research Career Award in 2007. Click for faculty profile.