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Mary Clevenger-Bright, Ph.D. Early Childhood Family Studies College of Education Box 353600, 210 Miller Hall University of Washington, Seattle mclevbrt@uw.edu 206-669-1250 EDUCATION 2009 Ph.D., Teacher Education, Learning, Development, University of Washington College of Education, Seattle, WA Cognates: Language, Literacy, Culture; Issues of Diversity; Child Development Dissertation: Teachers’ Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices in Early Literacy: Response to the Demographic Shift [Committee members: Dr. Bill McDiarmid/Dr. Charles Peck, Dr. Sheila Valencia, Dr. Morva McDonald, Dr. Jean Kelly] 1993 Graduate level coursework (24 credits) in Reading/Language Arts, Seattle Pacific University School of Education, Seattle, WA Met requirements for Washington State Reading Endorsement, K-12 Washington State Teaching Certificate, P-3 Endorsement (renewed, October, 2010) 1981 M.S., Child Development, Iowa State University Child Development Department, Ames, Iowa Thesis: Mothers’, Fathers’, and Preschool Children’s Interactive Behaviors in a Play Setting (published) 1978 B.S., Child Development, Iowa State University Child Development Department, Ames, Iowa Iowa Teaching Certificate, Preschool-Kindergarten PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES COLLEGE LEVEL TEACHING RESEARCH EXPERIENCE June, 2015-present Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood and Family Studies, College of Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Teach 7-9 courses yearly in the Early Childhood Family Studies major Promoted to voting faculty member in the College of Education Nov., 2010-present Assistant Director, Early Childhood and Family Studies, College of Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Day to day program coordination/management/year end report author Participate in program planning for growth development Support Undergraduate Faculty in College of Education related to TA/Grader selection, hiring, professional development Collaborative team memb