Tomoko Wakabayashi, ED.D

Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Child Studies
Coordinator, Early Childhood Education Ph.D. Program

405C Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3078
[email protected]

Education

• Ed.D., Human Development & Psychology, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
• Ed.M. Human Development & Psychology, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
• M.A., Child Study, Tufts University
• B.S., Business-Economics, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

Professional Experiences

• Founding Director, HighScope Center for Early Education Evaluation
• Director of Research, HighScope Educational Research Foundation
• Research Manager, Parents as Teachers National Center, St. Louis, Missouri
• Post-doctoral Research Coordinator, Center for Infant Studies, Stanford University
• Adjunct Instructor, Human Biology, Stanford University
• Adjunct Instructor, Child & Adolescent Development, San Jose State University

Research Interests

• Program evaluation and policy
• Language and literacy development
• Program and classroom quality
• Language and literacy development
• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma, and resilience
• Community-based Participatory Action Research

Courses Recently Taught

• EC6601: Family, Child and Learning in Cultural Context
• EC 6605: Teacher as Child Advocate and Adult Educator
• EC9010:  Research Methodology:  Qualitative
• EC 9947: Ecology of Early Learning: Health, Care and Education
• EC 9948: Policy Studies in Early Education: Culture, Economics, and Politics
• EC 9998/9999: Dissertation Seminar