Dr. Junie Albers-Biddle earned all three of her degrees from UCF. In 2014 she completed her Education Doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction. Her dissertation was titled: Staffing Practices of Elementary School Principals for Teachers in Primary Grades and Implications for the Prek-3 Continuum. She also earned her master’s degree in Early Childhood Education in 1993 and her Elementary Education bachelor’s in 1986. Dr. Albers-Biddle has dedicated her career to working with young children, teachers of young children, and pre-service teachers. She is a teacher practitioner for teacher candidates in the Elementary and Early Childhood Education programs. She enjoys coordinating, advising, and mentoring interns in Lake County Schools.

Areas of Expertise

• Early Childhood Development and Education
• Elementary Education

Education

Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction
University of Central Florida

Research Interests

• Early Childhood Teacher Certification
• PreK-3 Continuum
• PreK STEM Education

• Instructor/Lecturer Promotion and Tenure Recipient (August 2014), University of Central Florida
• Teaching Incentive Program Recipient (May 2012 and May 2006), University of Central Florida

• Association for Childhood Education International
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators