Dr. Julie J. Ricks-Doneen

Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Child Studies
Faculty Liaison, Lowry Center for Early Childhood Education

Office: 405 D Pawley Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4168
E-mail: [email protected]

Education

• Ph. D., Educational Psychology, Michigan State University
• M.A., Educational Research and Psychology, University of Missouri - Kansas City
• B.S., Home Economics, University of Missouri - Columbia

Professional Experiences

• Teaches in the area of Early Childhood Education 
• Director for the Lowry Center for Early Childhood Education
• Worked as a research consultant for the High/Scope Research Foundation
• Taught graduate students in Thailand and Japan 
• Started the College of Southern Idaho’s inclusive early childhood laboratory school

Research Interests

• Early childhood leadership and inclusive practices in early childhood settings

Courses Recently Taught

• EEI 700–Ecological Foundations of Early Education and Intervention 
• EEI 701 – Child Development 1 
• EEI 705 – Intervention Strategies and Inclusive Practices , Birth to Five Programs 
• FE 509 - Family, Child and Learning in Cultural Context 
• EC 332 Early Childhood Practicum and Seminar 1  
• EC 333 Early Childhood Practicum and Seminar 2  
• EC 546 Early Childhood Practicum