Kelly Wilson

Kelly Wilson is a Senior Research Associate at the Marsico Institute for Early Learning. Kelly has three decades of experience in early childhood and is passionate about inclusion and belonging. Her work involves implementing inclusive strategies in classrooms and communities supporting teaching staff, families, and administrators with practices to support all children in their natural settings and foster belonging. She has been training and implementing Pyramid Model practices for almost two decades. Kelly is co-author of Prevent Teach Reinforce: The School-Based Model of Individualized Positive Behavior Support, First and Second Edition, and Prevent Teach Reinforce: for Young Children, First and Second Edition. Kelly has worked with Health Care Policy and Financing, our state Medicaid office, the Colorado Department of Education, and the Office of Early Childhood to learn about systems, barriers, and what works with implementation at state and federal levels. Kelly is excited to bring 30 years of experience, both personal and professional to the Marsico Institute.