Rashida Banerjee

Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning Sciences, Professor, Special Education: Early Childhood

Rashida Banerjee, PhD, is a Professor and Chair for the Department of Teaching and Learning Sciences at the University Denver. Her research areas are effective community, family, and professional partnerships, appropriate assessment of young children, especially issues around diversity, inclusive intervention for young children, and interdisciplinary special education workforce development. Dr. Banerjee has published articles, book chapters, books, received grants, and presented at numerous national and international conferences on these topics. Her research and funded projects focus on preparing well-qualified early childhood, and early childhood special educators.

Dr. Banerjee has served on the Board of national organizations such as Division for Early Childhood and Divisions for International Special Education Services. She served on the DEC Recommended Practices Committee responsible for ensuring the development and use of evidence-based practices in early childhood. Dr. Banerjee is the Editor for Journal for International Special Needs Education. She is a recipient of the International Ford Foundation Fellowship Program.