CECE Student Alumni
The Center for Early Childhood Education is committed to giving Eastern students opportunities to engage in meaningful research and pre-professional experiences. Following are the students who have conducted research, video production, or other work for the Center. (Video interviews are available for highlighted students.)
Research Alumni
- Madison Bailey, 2020 (Play by children with sensory disabilities study)
- Alyssa Barry, Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 (TIMPANI study, Toy introductions study, Dual language learner study)
- Brooke Baton, Fall 2014 - Spring 2015 (Block play study)
- Rachel Borden, Fall 2015 - Spring 2016 (TIMPANI study)
- Abigail Bourdon, Fall 2019 - Fall 2021 (Dual language learner study, Coding study)
- Daphne Botteron, Spring 2017 (Math talk study)
- Meghan Breen, Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 (Language play study)
- Christina Cammisa, Fall 2010 - Spring 2011 (Math play study)
- Sarah Coady, Spring 2016 - Spring 2017 (Not all math talk counts the same study, Math talk study)
- Chamari Davis, Spring 2013 (TIMPANI study)
- Haley DelMonaco, Spring 2023 (Coding by preschoolers study)
- Kimberly DePaolis, Fall 2013 - Spring 2015 (Hartford math study, TIMPANI study)
- Courtney Danieluk, Fall 2014 - Spring 2015 (Block play study)
- Stefanie Dominguez, Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 (Math talk study, TIMPANI study)
- Traci Dziurgot, Fall 2005 - Spring 2006 (Teacher-child interactions study)
- Kendra Flanagan, Spring 2020 (Dual language learner study)
- Claire Fryer, Fall 2010 - Spring 2011 (Math play study)
- Fatima Godina, Spring 2020 - Spring 2022 (Dual language learner study, Autism turn-taking study)
- Nicole Green, Spring 2017(TIMPANI study, Toy introductions study, Math talk study)
- Emberly Haughton, Spring 2023 (Metacognitive processing of bilingual preschoolers study)
- Scott Johnson, Fall 2009 - Spring 2010 (Curriculum implementation study)
- Marley Koschel, Spring 2012 - Fall 2012 (TIMPANI study, Block play study)
- Kristen Krause, Fall 2013 - Spring 2015 (Hartford math study, TIMPANI study)
- Ariel Levesque, Summer 2012 (Educational technology study)
- Allison Lundy, Fall 2017 - Fall 2019 (TIMPANI study, Toy introductions study, Dual language learner study)
- Samantha Marsh, Fall 2014 - Spring 2015 (Block play study)
- Jenna Mazza, 2019 (Preschool coding and debugging study)
- Meghan McAuliffe, Fall 2022 (Inhibitory control study)
- Dominique McLean, Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 (Math talk study, TIMPANI study, Toy introductions study)
- Danni Meskill, Spring 2013 - Spring 2015 (TIMPANI study)
- Erin Murphy, Summer 2012 (Educational technology study)
- Sayantani Nandy, Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 (TIMPANI study, Toy introductions study)
- Jessica Neuman, Fall 2006 - Spring 2007 (Social Behavior study)
- Samantha Normington, Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 (Math talk study, TIMPANI study)
- Heather Oski, Fall 2013 - Spring 2015 (Hartford math study, TIMPANI study)
- Olivia Palen, Spring 2016 - Spring 2017 (Not all math talk counts the same study, Math talk study)
- Katie Pascarella, Spring 2023 (Coding by preschoolers study)
- Manjari Pathak, Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 (Digital math study)
- Delaney Pike, Spring - Fall 2022 (Autism turn-taking study, Inhibitory control study)
- Niloufar Rezai, Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 (Pilot course study)
- Heather Russell, Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 (Cognitive play study, TIMPANI pilot study)
- Meghan Ryczek, Summer 2010 (Computer study)
- Cassie Savalli, Fall 2012 - Spring 2013 (TIMPANI study, Block play pilot study)
- Liah Sinquefield, Spring 2017 (Math talk study)
- Suzanne Slater, Summer 2012 (Educational technology study)
- Leah Slawinowski, Fall 2015 - Spring 2016 (TIMPANI study), Spring 2017 (Math talk study, Toy introductions study)
- Tasia Supino, Fall 2010 - Spring 2011 (Math play study)
- Monika Szarwacki, Fall 2014 - Spring 2015 (Block play study)
- Amanda Terenzi, Fall 2016- Spring 2017 (TIMPANI study, Math talk study)
- Jamie Vallarelli, Spring 2012 (TIMPANI study)
- Eliza Welling, Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 (Math play study, TIMPANI study)
- Jennifer Wolff, Fall 2010 - Spring 2012 (Math play study, TIMPANI study)
- Huihui Yu, Fall 2009 - Spring 2010 (Math play study, TIMPANI study)
- Alyssa Zebrowski, Fall 2013 - Spring 2015 (Hartford math study, TIMPANI study)
- Kelly Zimmermann, Fall 2010 - Spring 2011 (Math play study, TIMPANI study)
Honors Theses Alumni
The following students have conducted independent research for their Honors theses through the CECE under faculty mentorship:
Video Production Alumni
- Jessica Barbieri, Fall 2008
- Lauren Bedard, Fall 2012
- Kristen Chemerka, Summer 2009 - Spring 2012
- Lauren Christie, Spring 2023
- Estelle Crews, Fall 2009
- Emily Denis, Fall 2019
- Amy Dillon, Spring 2013
- April Doolan, Fall 2018
- Kate Finnegan, Fall 2010
- Joan Gallagher, Fall 2011
- Hannah Giuffre, Fall 2014
- Karl Gray, Fall 2011
- Ayla Heald, Fall 2017
- Chris Hominski, Summer 2021
- Kerin Jaros-Dressler, Fall 2005 - Spring 2009
- Brian Krolikowski, Spring 2010
- Jake Kubisek, Spring 2022
- Sean Leser, Fall 2011 - Spring 2013
- Jess Marciante, Spring 2017
- Guadalupe Marquez, Spring 2016
- Anny Ovalle, Fall 2015
- Sarah Pierce, Fall 2013
- Nicole Ricard, Spring 2015
- Mark-Anthony Richards, Fall 2022
- Andrew Rubasch, Fall 2016
- Megan Saunders, Spring 2014
- Elizabeth Stevens, Fall 2007
- Julia Taylor, Spring 2018
- Eric Warner, Spring 2020
- Dan Young, Spring 2010
Other Alumni
- Ivor Chauca, Spring 2022 (Spanish voiceover)
- Joyce Figueroa, Summer 2019 (Spanish review assistance)
- Kai Hansen, Summer - Fall 2014 (graphic design)
- Johanna Lagasse, Fall 2018 (voiceover)
- Zachary LaSala, Fall 2014 (voiceover)
- Yessica Lopez Pineda, Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 (Spanish review assistance)
- Anny Ovalle, Spring 2014 (Spanish voiceover)
- Ross Page, Fall 2011 (music composition)
An additional 38 students were involved in the CECE's Community Partners for Early Literacy project, a $3.9 million effort to improve the early literacy skills of preschoolers in Willimantic, CT, funded by the U.S. Department of Education. These students worked as early literacy assessors, classroom substitutes, and literacy kit managers, and were a critical element in the project's success.
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