Centerpoint 312-26 Mail Code 6011
Tempe, AZ 85287-6011
Mail code: 2111
Campus: Tempe
Long Bio
Wendy Miedel Barnard is an Assistant Research Professor and Director of CREST (College Research and Evaluation Services Team) in Knowledge Enterprise. She works on evaluation projects funded through the National Science Foundation, US Department of Education, and multiple local non-profits. She received her Ph. D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and focused on the impact of early education experiences and parent involvement on long-term academic achievement. Her Masters in Education is from Rutgers University where her coursework and practicum focused on children birth through age five with special needs. She has worked at the Office of Child Development, University of Pittsburgh, as an evaluator on social service and education programs. She has also worked as a birth-three special education teacher and a professional development consultant for preschool programs across the state of Iowa.
Education
PhD: University of Wisconsin Madison
EdM: Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University
BA: Douglass College, Rutgers University
Research Interests
Parent and community involvement and the impact on school success
Teacher Candidate use of data to inform practice during student-teaching
Use of Routine-Based Interviews for IFSP goal setting
Preschool quality and school success
Perceptions of working conditions on teacher efficacy
Research Activity
Barnard,Wendy Miedel*, Beal,Sarah Elaine, Owin,Jennifer Michelle. NEXT - PR Award U336S090087 TQP Evaluation Project. ED(10/1/2015 - 9/30/2018).