About the Authors References
Erin Hamel, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia, Mary Frances Early College of Education. Her research focuses on early childhood settings as interconnected spaces where children’ s learning environments and teachers’ working environments are inseparable, shaping outcomes for both. Erin. Hamel @ uga. edu
Jingjing Xu, MEd, is pursuing her doctorate degree at the University of Georgia. Her primary interests include preschool teacher well-being, parent engagement, and early childhood development. Jingjing. Xu @ uga. edu
Liwei Zhao, MEd, is a doctoral student at the University of Georgia. Her research interests are early childhood teacher well-being and children’ s language outcomes. Liwei. Zhao @ uga. edu
Andree Champagne is an elementary art teacher serving southeastern Louisiana. She is an advocate for climate education and research.
Hong Tran, PhD, is a research scientist at Virginia Tech. Her primary research interests include teacher education, self-regulated learning, science and engineering practices, and climate justice. hongtran @ vt. edu
Emily Adah Miller, PhD, is an assistant professor at the University of Georgia, Mary Frances Early College of Education. She researches how elementary science teachers build on and cocreate practices that lead to scientific understanding by leveraging linguistic repertoires for communication. Emily. AdahMiller @ uga. edu
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