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Hillary Braud Assistant Professor Louisiana State University Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice 105 Peabody Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7101 Phone: 225-578-1282 FAX: 225-578-9135 hbraud@lsu.edu

Dr. Hillary Braud 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 division in the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice as an Assistant Professor.

Before joining LSU, Braud taught university courses in early childhood education, literacy acquisition, reading difficulties, and writing/language arts. Her research interests include multicultural education, pre-service teacher education and field experiences, and family involvement in schools.

PRESENTATIONS:

Buchanan, T.K., Baumgartner, J., Donnelly, K., Braud, H.N., & DiCarlo, C. (2007, November). Developmentally appropriate teacher education: One attempt to practice what we preach. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, Illinois.

Braud, H.N. (2007, April). From understanding to practice: Early childhood pre-service teachers and multicultural education. Presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois.