Patricia Williams
| Title | Chair of the Division of Teacher Education, Health, and Rehabilitation Services |
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| Telephone | 207-778-7109 |
| patricia.h.williams@maine.edu | |
| Bio | Dr. Williams arrived at UMF in 2012. She teaches ECH 150 Introduction to ECE, ECH 232 Social Science Curriculum, ECH 250 Infants and Toddlers, ECH 440 Children, Families, and Communities, ECH 450 Senior Research Seminar, ECH 535 Play, ECH 538 Collaboration with Families and Communities and ECH 541 Capstone Research. She also coordinates the Infant-Toddler Playgroup Program. Her scholarship examines home visiting programs, parent involvement, the support needs of new parents, toddler curriculum, and service learning. She has received grants from the March of Dimes, the MA Department of Education, and the American Association of Colleges and Universities. She serves as editor of Annual Editions: The Family (McGraw-Hill). Prior to arriving at UMF Dr. Williams worked as an early intervention teacher, an afterschool program coordinator, and a research consultant to early childhood programs and school districts in Massachusetts and Maryland. Degrees
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