Björg LeSueur

Dr. Björg LeSueur is a Clinical Associate Professor at Arizona State University, specializing in Early Childhood and Special Education. With more than two decades of experience, she has dedicated her career to supporting young children with disabilities and their families through inclusive, evidence-informed practices and workforce development.

Dr. LeSueur’s career began in the classroom, where she served as an infant and toddler teacher, special education preschool teacher, and preschool coordinator for special education services. These roles grounded her expertise in developmental practices and deepened her commitment to inclusive, relationship-based learning environments that honor the individual needs of every child.

In 2012, she joined Arizona State University as Research Faculty, mentoring in-service educators as part of a federally funded research project evaluating literacy and language curricula for children receiving special education services. Two years later, she became the Assistant Director of the Mary Lou Fulton College (MLFC) preschool, where she led inclusive practices for children with disabilities, provided clinical supervision to pre-service teachers, and designed and delivered targeted professional development for early childhood staff, including embedded coaching and classroom modeling of early intervention strategies.

Currently, Dr. LeSueur serves as the Program Coordinator for ASU’s fully online Early Childhood Studies degrees. She integrates real-world experience with research-informed content to prepare the next generation of early childhood professionals. In addition to her teaching and leadership roles, she remains deeply engaged in statewide professional development and advocacy efforts.

Dr. LeSueur serves as the Pre-Service Chair for the Arizona Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD), the Secretary on the Governing Board of the Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children (AzAEYC), and the Co-Director of the Arizona Early Childhood Professional Development Collaborative, a cross-sector initiative that designs and delivers free professional learning for the early childhood workforce serving children birth to five. 

Her areas of expertise include infant mental health, early intervention, special education, inclusion, collaborative practice, teacher–child interactions, embedded instruction, and reflective practice. A respected voice in the field, Dr. LeSueur is known for her ability to bridge research and practice to drive meaningful, systems-level change. Her work continues to shape the preparation and ongoing development of the early childhood workforce, centering children with disabilities and their families at the heart of inclusive education.