Caitlin Dooley
Chair, Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education - Professor Early Childhood and Elementary Education- Education
Ph.D. University of Texas
M.A.T. University of Virginia
B.A. University of Virginia
- Biography
With over 25 years of education experience, Dr. Caitlin McMunn Dooley has a strong background in literacy, learning and educational leadership. Before rejoining the faculty as professor and department chair for the Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Dooley was the deputy superintendent of Teaching and Learning at the Georgia Department of Education where she led a team that secured $280M+ in competitive funds for innovative programs and teacher and leader support. She launched the L4GA initiative. She has published 50-plus articles and chapters and led research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education, National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as private foundations. Dooley began her career as a preschool and elementary school teacher and literacy coach.