Phone: 726-6778
Email: mminkkin@d.umn.edu
Office hours: by appointment
Molly Minkkinen is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has received a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and Parent Education, a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Special Education and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Early Childhood Studies and Cognitive Development. Her teaching focus is early brain development, social/emotial development, early childhood special education. Her past experiences include: early childhood education teacher, parent educator, early childhood special education teacher, and child care center director. She has worked in a teen parent program, Head Start Programs, corporate child care, and public school programs. Molly’s research in the areas of early brain development and the impact of quality child care has been presented both nationally and internationally
Articles:
Early Care and Education: Our Social Experiment
Kindergarten Readiness: The Changing Focus of Childhood
The Historical Context of Childhood
Infant Brain Development and the Impact of Breast Feeding: A Review of Literature
Presentations:
October 17th Legislative Forum
National Campus Child Care Center Coalition
Cultural Immersion Experience in Northern Ireland:
Organizations
UMD/Education Dept/Teacher Preparation