Dr. Hillary Braud Eisworth earned her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from The University of Texas at Austin with a specialization in Early Childhood Education. She is a member of the Elementary Education faculty in the School of Education as an Instructor. Her research interests include multicultural education, teacher education, and teacher inquiry. At the university level, she has served on the Dean’s Personnel Committee and the Louisiana State University P-12 Educational Advisory Council. Nationally, Dr. Eisworth has served on committees for the American Educational Research Association’s Critical Perspectives on Early Childhood Education special interest group and was the state representative for the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators.
Selected Presentations
Braud, H. N., & Rodriguez-Garcia, A. L. (2010, November). Becoming culturally responsive teachers: Providing opportunities for reflection. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators. Anaheim, California.
Rodriguez-Garcia, A. L., & Braud, H. N. (2009, November). Knowing your children as
learners: Developmentally appropriate assessment portfolios. Presentation at the conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, D.C.
Milam, J., & Braud, H. N. (2009, April). Excavating complexities and conflicting subjectivities: Race, rhetoric, and multicultural education. Presentation at the conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies.
Braud, H. N. (2009, April). In the margins: Pre-service teachers and multicultural education. Presentation at the conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.