Amanda Quesenberry, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Illinois State University in the School of Teaching and Learning. Dr. Quesenberry has 20 years of experience working in the field of early childhood special education. She has worked in a local Head Start program, has served as a training and technical assistance provider for early childhood programs across the country, and also completed a National Fellowship at the Office of Head Start in Washington, DC. Dr. Quesenberry received her Ph.D. in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2007. Dr. Quesenberry is also the current Vice President on the Executive Board for the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Her research interests include young children’s social and emotional development, educators’ professional development, and early childhood policy. She has presented conference and poster sessions at numerous local, state, and national conferences on and is involved in local, state, and national organizations in the field of early childhood special education.