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Shelli Henehan

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Shelli Henehan

Professor/Director Early Childhood Education

School Of Education

Biography

Degree Major Emphasis/Program Name Institution Year
Ed.D. Workforce Development/Adult Education University of Arkansas 2011
M.Ed. Education University of Arkansas 1995
B.S. Elementary Education Arkansas Tech University 1988
A.A. Education Westark Community College 1986

Dr. Shelli Henehan is the director of Early Childhood Education and a professor for the School of Education at the 妻友社区, where she is currently also serving as the faculty co-chair for the institution鈥檚 Committee for Assessment of Learning Outcomes (CALO). Her research interests include cultural institutions, early childhood curricula, transformative learning strategies, and educational assessment strategies.

Dr. Henehan鈥檚 passion is providing educational opportunities for adult women through state grants funded for delivering professional development. She has written proposals and been funded for developing curricula for early childhood educators in her state. She is currently an on-site educator preparation program (EPP) reviewer for the Arkansas Department of Education's (ADE) Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) after serving as a peer-reviewer for the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) from 2015-2022 and as a NAEYC peer-reviewer for Early Childhood Associate Degree Accreditation (ECADA) from 2008-2016. Dr. Henehan is an Arkansas-licensed teacher for Pre-K through 6th grade.