About the Author:
Mary Louise Hemmeter, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She will join the faculty at Vanderbilt University in the fall of 2005. Dr. Hemmeter has been involved in a number of training and technical assistance activates at the local and national levels related to providing effective instruction, promoting children's social-emotional development, and preventing and addressing challenging behavior. Her research focuses on effective instruction, challenging behavior, and translating research to practice. She completed a 50year term on the Division of Early Childhood's board, during which time she served as President. She serves on the editorial boards of the major journals in early childhood and early childhood special education.