About:

Chelsea T. Morris is a Ph.D. student in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Miami. After receiving her Master’s degree in early childhood special education at James Madison University, she was an infant educator for inpatient and intensive care units in a Hospital Education Program at the University of Virginia and later, a teacher in an early childhood special education preschool. The graduate courses Chelsea has taught have focused on teacher attitudes and beliefs about children with medical or special education needs and their families. Currently, Chelsea is exploring data on families and teachers to improve teacher responses to perceived challenging behavior in preschool classrooms.