About the Team

The goal of the EI Goal 3 study is to examine the efficacy of Tools for Teachers (TfT), a professional development intervention designed to support preschool teachers to use embedded instruction with children with disabilities. The project team comprises of researchers from the University of Florida and Vanderbilt University.

University of Florida

Patricia Snyder, PhD, is the Principal Investigator of Embedded Instruction for Early Learning: Tools for Teachers. Dr. Snyder is Director of the Anita Zucker Center of Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, the David Lawrence Jr. Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Studies, and a Professor in the School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida. Read Dr. Snyder’s full bio.

James Algina, EdD, is a Co-Principal Investigator of Embedded Instruction for Early Learning: Tools for Teachers. Dr. Algina is a Professor Emeritus of Research and Evaluation Methodology in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education at the University of Florida and a founding member of the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies. Read Dr. Algina’s full bio.

Mary McLean, Ph.D., is a Co-Principal Investigator of Embedded Instruction for Early Learning: Tools for Teachers. Dr. McLean is a Professor of Special Education and Early Childhood Studies in the School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies in the College of Education and a core faculty member of the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies. Read Dr. McLean’s full bio.

Brian Reichow, Ph.D. is an Investigator of Embedded Instruction for Early Learning: Tools for Teachers. Dr. Reichow is an Associate Professor in Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies in the College of Education and a core faculty member of the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies. Read Dr. Reichow’s full bio.

Crystal Bishop, Ph.D. is the Project Coordinator of Embedded Instruction for Early Learning: Tools for Teachers. Dr. Bishop is an IES Post Doctoral Research Fellow in the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies.

Vanderbilt University

Mary Louise Hemmeter, PhD, is a Co-Principal Investigator of Embedded Instruction for Early Learning: Tools for Teachers. Dr. Hemmeter is professor in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University. Read Dr. Hemmeter’s full bio.

Catherine Corr, PhD is the Coordinator for Embedded Instruction for Early Learning: Tools for Teachers at the Vanderbilt site. Dr. Corr is research associate at Vanderbilt University.