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Dr. Lora B. Bailey
 
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Early Childhood Education
Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Auburn University, AL 36849
(334) 844-6747
FAX: 334-844-6789
Lbailey@auburn.edu
 
L Bailey Sp 2008Lora Bailey is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education. She joined the Curriculum and Teaching Department August 15, 2006.  Dr. Bailey came to Auburn University from the University of Louisville, where she was the Program Director for Early Childhood Education and tenured Associate Professor. She is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI), the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), an international honor society.  Dr. Bailey is an accomplished researcher who has secured nearly $1,000,000 is grant dollars to fund her research and has written a plethora of scholarly research articles to disseminate her research findings. Among Dr. Bailey's research interests are teaching and learning in early childhood mathematics, interactive homework, using technology to advance teachers' content and pedagogical knowledge in early childhood mathematics and parental involvement for children at risk of failing in school settings.
 
Dr. Bailey is a former AU Holmes Scholar and currently serves as the advisor of the Auburn University Holmes Scholar Program.  You can read more about the Holmes Scholar Program on the following web page:  http://education.auburn.edu/news/2007/december/index.html 
 
 
 
Academic Degrees
 
Ph.D.
Auburn University, 2002
Early Childhood Education
M.A.
Auburn University at Montgomery, 1994
Early Childhood Education
B.S.
Auburn University at Montgomery, 1987
Business Finance
 
 
Professional Experience

2006 - Present   Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, Department of Curriculum and Teaching
2005 - 2006   Tenured Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, University of Louisville
2002 - 2005   Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of South Carolina
1999 - 2002   Journal Editor, the Professional Educator and Graduate Teaching / Research Assistant, Early Childhood Education, Auburn University
1994 - 2001
 
K-3 Classroom Teacher, Montgomery County School System, Montgomery, Alabama

 

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