Our Team

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Sascha Longstreth, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Family Development at San Diego State University and Co-Director of the Center for Excellence in Early Development (CEED). A former preschool teacher, she is co-author of Effective Discipline Policies and Developing and Implementing Effective Discipline Policies. Dr. Longstreth partners with local and state agencies as an early childhood mental health programmatic consultant, focusing on equitable, developmentally appropriate discipline policies and reducing exclusionary practices.

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Dr. Garrity is a Professor in the Department of Child and Family Development at San Diego State University and also serves as the Senior Associate Dean for the College of Education. She was a practitioner in the field of early childhood education for almost twenty years as a Head Start teacher and administrator and as the program director for several state funded ECE programs. She also served as a literacy coach for the Early Reading First program. At SDSU, Dr. Garrity has taught courses on infant toddler and preschool development, language and literacy, and social emotional development. In addition to her research on high quality behavior guidance policies, she has also investigated teacher beliefs and practices, continuity of care, and how cultural navigators can support the professional development of immigrant and refugee family childcare providers.