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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

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

314.002Curriculum, Planning And Assessment In Early Childhood Classrooms

314.092Curriculum, Planning And Assessment In Early Childhood Classrooms

314.093Curriculum, Planning And Assessment In Early Childhood Classrooms

599.010Dissertation Research

278.001Practices & Issues In Early Childhood Education

482.001Professional Research II

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

PhD Early Childhood Special Education

University of Illinois

Urbana-Champaign

MMEd Early Childhood Special Education

University of Illinois

Urbana-Champaign

BS Elementary Education

University of Evansville

Evansville, Indiana

Outstanding Faculty Member

University Panhellenic Council

2014

Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award

College of Education, Illinois State University

2013

Professor Appreciation Award

Student Education Association

2011

Faculty and Staff Appreciation Award

Red Tassel Chapter of the Mortar Board

2009

J. David Sexton Doctoral Student Award

Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children

2005

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)

Dr. Amanda Quesenberry