Just as Becky DelVecchio launched her research project for her doctoral thesis, the world shut down due to COVID-19.  She had originally planned to do an ethnographic study on the psychologically restorative benefits of nature play for children and families … Continue reading →

For the Early Ed Leadership Institute’s Amanda Wiehe Lopes, earning a Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education and Care capped a personal, educational, and professional journey that began when she was a teenager ignoring advice from the adults in her life … Continue reading →