Robyn Brookshire

Clinical Assistant Professor

Robyn Brookshire is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood. Her work focuses on the preparation of early childhood teachers as well as ongoing professional growth and learning of currently practicing teachers. She provides pedagogical leadership and support to educators at the Early Learning Center, with influences from Italian early care and education and the emerging nature-based pedagogical movement in education.

Research Interests

Collaborative Action Research in Early Childhood Education
Cross-cultural Study of Early Childhood Pedagogies
Outdoor and Nature-based Learning in Early Childhood Settings

Education

Ph.D., Family Studies-Early Childhood, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2014
M.S., Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 2006

Curriculum Vitae

Awards and Recognitions

2013 - W.K. McClure Scholarship for the Study of World Affairs
2014 – National Society of Leadership and Success, Excellence in Service to Students Award
2016 – Jaquelyn Orlando DeJonge Faculty Award for superlative research, teaching, and service

Publications

Selected Recent Publications

Moran, M. J., Bove, C., Brookshire, R., Braga, P., & Mantovani, S. (accepted for publication). Learning from each other: The design and implementation of a cross-cultural research and professional development model in Italian and U.S. Toddler Classrooms. Teaching and Teacher Education.
Fouts, H. N. & Brookshire, R. A. (2009) Who feeds children? A child’s eye view of caregiver feeding patterns among the Aka foragers in Congo. Social Science and Medicine, 69, 285-292.

Contact Information

Address: 1215 Cumberland Avenue, Jessie Harris Building

Email: rbrooks8@utk.edu

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