Research interests include learning more about how to successfully develop self-regulatory and school readiness skills in preschool aged children. More specifically, she is interested in how childcare contexts can support the successful development of these skills in children with elevated levels of problem behaviors. Additionally, she is interested in learning how early childhood education classrooms can support and foster the teacher-child relationship, particularly for those children perceived as having problem behaviors.
Alexis is a Faculty Research Assistant at Oregon State University. She received a bachelor’s degree in child development from California State University, Chico and a master’s degree in Human Development and Family Science from Oregon State University.
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
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