Biography
Amanda Quesenberry, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Illinois State University in the School of Teaching and Learning. Dr. Quesenberry has over 20 years of experience working in the field of early childhood special education. She received her Ph.D. in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2007. Her research interests include young children’s social and emotional development, educators’ professional development, and early childhood policy.
Current Courses
210.099Child Growth And Development
110.096Cross Cultural Teaching And Learning
287.099Independent Study
481.091Professional Research I
314.001Curriculum, Planning And Assessment In Early Childhood Classrooms
314.096Curriculum, Planning And Assessment In Early Childhood Classrooms
599.101Dissertation Research Final Term
278.001Practices & Issues In Early Childhood Education
Teaching Interests & Areas
Issues and Practices in Early Childhood Education
Planning and Assessment
Social Studies
Research Interests & Areas
Early Childhood Special Education
Social and Emotional Learning
Preventing and Addressing Challenging Behavior
Early Childhood Program Policy
School-University Partnerships
Book, Chapter
Sanden, S., Hamann, K., Quesenberry, A., Latham, N., Christianson, D., & Smyrniotis, A. Supporting early childhood workforce development and pathways: Developing a competency-based assessment system in Illinois. Voices From the Field: Collaborative innovations in early childhood educator preparation. Illinois Board of Higher Education (2016)
Journal Article
Quesenberry, A., Hamann, K., Sanden, S., Bates, A., & Hartle, L. Examining the Impact of a Year-Long University-School Partnership. Action in Teacher Education (2018)
Presentations
White, E. S. & Quesenberry, A. (2024, February). Student experiences in an alternative teacher preparation program for early childhood educators. Paper presented at the annual SoTL Commons Conference in Savannah, GA.
Quesenberry, A., White, E. S., & Ruhe Marsh, L. (2023, October). Elevating the ECE workforce: Alternative pathways to degree completion. Presentation at the Sharing a Vision Conference in Peoria, IL.
Grants & Contracts
Illinois Gateways to Opportunity® ECE credential competency project. Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development, Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. State. (2020)
Examining and implementing ECE partnerships. Illinois State University, College of Education Partnership Grant. Illinois State University. (2015)
Examining the impact of multi-year school-university partnerships. Illinois State University - College of Education Research Grant. State. (2015)
