Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

Dana Childress, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Special Education at Old Dominion University. She has worked in the field of early intervention (EI) for more than 27 years as an educator, service coordinator, supervisor, training facilitator, author, and consultant. Prior to working in higher education, she worked on Virginia's EI professional development team developing resources and conducting web-based and in-person training. She was the lead author on VA’s Early Intervention Strategies for Success blog and continues to co-host the EI on the Fly Podcast. Dana is the author of the book, Pause and Reflect: Your Guide to a Deeper Understanding of Early Intervention Practice (2021), and a co-author of the book, Family-Centered Practices in Early Intervention: Supporting Infants and Toddlers in Natural Environments (2015). Her interests include adult learning and EI service delivery, family centered practices, supporting family implementation of intervention strategies, and finding ways to help bridge the research to practice gap through interactive professional development for in-service EI practitioners. She regularly consults with state and local programs on early intervention professional development topics.