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Kenya Wolff


Wolff, Kenya
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325 Guyton Hall
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677-1848

University Profile

Program involvement
Early Childhood & Family Policy - Instructor

Biography

Kenya Wolff is an assistant professor of Early Childhood Education and the director of the Willie Price Lab School. She holds a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from Chaminade University (Honolulu), a master's degree in Early Childhood Education from Texas Woman's University, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Texas.

Wolff teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in early childhood education. Wolff's experience as a classroom teacher and administrator allows her to bring real-world knowledge to the students she teaches at Ole Miss. These experiences range from working as a toddler teacher incorporating child care, to public school math and social studies teacher, to assistant director of a United Way program for bilingual children, to director of a private preschool/kindergarten.

Beyond her work in the classroom, she has served as a board member for the Texas and Florida Association for the Education of Young Children, working at the state level on policy issues that impact the lives of young children and their families. Wolff's research focuses on social-emotional learning in early childhood education. In addition to research, Wolff currently holds a position on the editorial board for the Southern Early Childhood Association Journal, Dimensions, and serves as an associate editor for the journal, International Critical Childhood Studies.

Education

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Early Childhood Studies, University of North Texas, 2016