College of Education and Human Development

Institute of Child Development

Instructors

Benita Amedee Benita Amedee

Benita Amedee, PsyD, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with over thirty years of therapy and culturally-specific counseling experience working with children and families in school-based, in-patient, in-home, shelter, and residential…

Benita Amedee

Amy Betz Amy Betz

  • Teaching Specialist, Child Development Laboratory School; Instructor
  • 612-624-9543
  • amybetz@umn.edu

After I earned a BS in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I continued my education here at the University of Minnesota in Early Childhood Education and later earned an M. Ed. I teach 3 – 5-year-olds at the Shirley G.

Amy Betz

Elizabeth Carlson Elizabeth Carlson

  • Senior Research Associate; Affiliate Graduate Faculty; Director, Harris Programs
  • 612-626-8668
  • carls032@umn.edu

My research focuses on development and psychopathology. I am especially interested in the ways that individuals become vulnerable to psychopathology early in development.

Elizabeth Carlson

Jeanine Clapsaddle Jeanine Clapsaddle

  • Child Life Coordinator, Track Lead, Instructor and Academic Advisor
  • she, her, hers
  • claps012@umn.edu

I am a Certified Child Life Specialist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over thirty years of clinical experience within diverse clinical settings.

Jeanine Clapsaddle

Elizabeth Criswell Elizabeth Criswell

  • Director of Undergraduate Studies for Early Childhood Programs; Early Childhood Curriculum Coordinator
  • she, her, hers
  • 612-624-9543
  • crisw009@umn.edu

Social and emotional development, early childhood mental health, educational theories and philosophies, special education and inclusion, dramatic play, educator support and retention.

Elizabeth Criswell

Chryle Elieff Chryle Elieff

  • Director of Undergraduate Studies for Developmental Psychology Programs, Lecturer, and Instruction Support
  • 612-624-2062
  • elief001@umn.edu

Teaching Experience I have been a member of the teaching faculty since the fall of 2012.

Chryle Elieff

Michele Fallon Michele Fallon

Michele Fallon, LICSW, IMH-E®, is an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant with 40 years of experience working with young children and their families in a variety of settings.

Michele Fallon

Amanda Hodel Amanda Hodel

I am a graduate of ICD’s Developmental Psychology PhD program (2016) and have been teaching within the department since 2012.

Amanda Hodel

Anne Larson Anne Larson

My research is primarily focused on the development and implementation of practitioner-supported and caregiver-implemented language assessments and interventions for young children.

Anne Larson

Marie Lister Marie Lister

  • Teaching Specialist, Child Development Laboratory School; Instructor
  • 612-624-9543
  • list0019@umn.edu

Executive function skills, Social and emotional development, Special education and inclusion, Parent education and Family support services, Facilitating educational opportunities for Homeless and Highly Mobile preschoolers I am an instructor in the…

Marie Lister

Sarah Lukowski Sarah Lukowski

I am a postdoctoral associate primarily interested in math and science development. I investigate cognitive and affective factors associated with individual differences in mathematics and science skills.

Sarah Lukowski

JoHannah Orman JoHannah Orman

As a certified child life specialist, my career has been focused on helping children cope with the stress of illness, injury, disability and hospitalization.

JoHannah Orman

Marne Perrin Marne Perrin

My journey in child life has been an adventure leading me across the country to work in different areas, with different populations, and in different healthcare dynamics. After completing my undergraduate degree in Texas, my practicum at St.

Marne Perrin

Henriette Warren Henriette Warren

Teaching philosophy: My main objective as a teacher is to go beyond the knowledge students can gain from a textbook, by engaging students in critical thinking and demonstrating how academic material applies to everyday lives.

Henriette Warren

Sarah Wiebler Sarah Wiebler

Sarah Wiebler, M.S., has been a certified child life specialist for 10 years, with eight years of clinical experience at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital.

Sarah Wiebler

Sheila Williams Ridge Sheila Williams Ridge

Sheila is a facilitator for the NAEYC Young Children and Nature Interest Forum, on the Voices and Choices coalition, a board member for the Minneapolis Nature Preschool, a board member for Monarch Joint Venture, a board member for Dodge Nature…

Sheila Williams Ridge

Alyssa Wilt Alyssa Wilt

I am an instructor in the Early Childhood Education Program and a preschool teacher at the Child Development Lab School. I also mentor teacher candidates in the Early Childhood program as part of my work at the CDLS.

Alyssa Wilt

Judith Woods Judith Woods

Judy Woods, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and a licensed professional clinical counselor with a doctorate in clinical psychology. She completed a two year Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Certificate from the University of Minnesota. Dr.

Judith Woods