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• Qualitative Research

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  O'Brien

  I have been a preschool teacher and worked with primary-age children in after-school and summer programs; I was a child care center director as well as a faculty liaison to two campus lab schools; and

  for 13 years

  I both taught in and directed the Master’s programs in Inclusive Early Childhood Education at Nazareth College in Rochester

  New York. I was on the faculty at Montclair State University (NJ) for two years

  and for the past 10 years have been on the faculty of the Ella Cline Shear School of Education at SUNY Geneseo where I

  as at Montclair

  teach education classes to undergraduate and graduate students

  supervise students in varying practica

  do scholarly work

  and provide service to the College

  the community

  and the profession. \n\nAs for my scholarship

  I have presented widely at the state and national levels as well as internationally

  I have authored or co-authored numerous papers and several chapters

  and I was the co-editor of a book (in which I have a chapter)

  Writing the Motherline: Mothers

  Daughters

  and Education

  that highlights the inseparability of women educators’ personal and professional lives. Furthermore

  community engagement

  linked with my strong belief in the importance of place-based education

  is central to the work I do. The three Fulbright scholarships I received – to Sweden

  Prince Edward Island

  Canada

  & most recently Iceland

  allowed me to teach and do research that highlighted the importance of place in understanding what it means to be a “good” early childhood educator. \n

  Leigh

  O'Brien

  Nazareth College

  SUNY Geneseo

  Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in education; engage in scholarship; conduct research; supervise practica; advise students; provide service to the community

  college

  & profession; Coordinator

  Elementary Education Division; Curriculum Director of Soaring Stars summer program

  SUNY Geneseo

  Nazareth College

  Rochester

  NY

  Associate Professor

  Education

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  M.Ed.

  D. Ed.

  Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs

  Penn State University