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Elmer Harris
Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education
Special Education, Early Childhood, and Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Education
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Dr. Elmer Harris is a 22-year veteran of the US Air Force and continues to proudly serve his community by preparing the next generation of early childhood educators.Degree
EdD in Leadership for Educational Equity
University of Colorado
MA in Special Education
Universityof Colorado
BA in Computer Information Systems
Bellevue University
Published Works
- Harris, E., Allen, R., Shapland Rodriguez, D. (2024). Embedding Equity Social Studies Methods for Preservice Teachers Using Transformational Learning Practices. Black History Bulletin of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, 87(1), 6-11. https://doi.org/10.1353/bhb.2024.a923021.
- Shapland, D., Allen, R., Harris, E., Cook-LaPointe, S. (2022). Integrating Trauma Informed Teaching Practices Throughout an Early Childhood Education Program to Support Teacher Education Students. (). Information Age Publishing . https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Developing-Trauma-Informed-Teachers
Teaching Interests
Dr. Harris' classroom experiences include preschool, K-2 autism, 5th grade, and adult scholars. His teaching philosophy is based on building and maintaining a sense of community within learning environments and using those relationships as a foundation for learning experiences that are individualized, relevant, and highly engaging.