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Dr. Judit Szente is Professor and Coordinator of the Master of Science in Early Childhood Development and Education program and the Education Ph.D. Early Childhood Track at UCF. She received her graduate degrees from the University at Buffalo in Early Childhood/Elementary Education -adding to her B.A. degree in Elementary Education and English as a Second Language from Hungary. Dr. Szente served as a preschool teacher educating 3- to 5-year-olds from over 10 different countries. She also taught at the upper early childhood level and worked with economically disadvantaged students in Buffalo, NY. Dr. Szente has participated in international teaching/learning programs in Hungary, Bulgaria, Denmark, England, Finland, the United States, Ethiopia, Japan, Italy, and completed the United Nations Summer Study program. She is an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education and the Early Childhood Education Journal. From Fall 2007, Dr. Szente has served as a United Nations Representative of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI).

Ph.D. in Elementary Education
State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, 2001

• Refugee children
• Working with children caught in disasters
• Teacher education

• Teaching Incentive Awards Program (2017), UCF College of Education and Human Performance
• UCF Women's History Month Honoree (2017), The UCF Center for Success of Women Faculty
• LIFE@ UCF Award for Women Faculty (2016), Awarded for UCF women excelling at helping UCF provide international focus to our curricula and research programs
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award (2015), UCF