Amy Susman-Stillman serves as Co-Director of CEED and director of applied research and training, bringing together work of the Harris Programs and CEED to better understand and improve the quality of early care and education and the quality of professional development efforts in our region and country. Amy is serving as a reviewer for Head Start's 11th National Research Conference in 2012. She is also a member of the OPRE Implementation Science Working Group, which is producing a series of briefing papers on current issues in implementation science in early care and education.

Selected Publications

1. Forry, N.D., Iruka, I., Tout, K., Torquati, J., Susman-Stillman, A., Bryant, D., & Danieri, M.P.  (in press).  Predictors of Quality and Child Outcomes in Family Child Care Settings. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.

2. Susman-Stillman, A., Pleuss, J., & Englund, M.  (in press). Attitudes and beliefs of family -and center- based child care providers predict differences in caregiving behavior over time. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.

3. Susman-Stillman, A., Stout, K., Cleveland, J., & Hawley, V. (2011). The Minnesota Family, Friend, and Neighbor Grant Program. Zero to Three, 33(5): 42-50.

4. Susman-Stillman, A., & Banghart, P. (August 2008). Demographics of family, friend, and neighbor child care in the United States. National Center for Children in Poverty. Research Connections, http://www.researchconnections.org.

Selected Presentations

1. Susman-Stillman, A., Halle, T., & Cleveland, J.  (2012, October 2).  Parent perceptions of quality in early care and education.  A presentation for the MN Department of Human Services Child Development Services as part of the Maryland-Minnesota Child Care Research Partnership.  CEED is part of this research partnership with Child Trends and the University of Minnesota's Department of Applied Economics.

2. Susman-Stillman, A. (2012, September 19). Evaluation of Minnesota's Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program, 2007-2009. Presented to the Early Learning Council, Rural and Special Populations Committee.

3. Susman-Stillman, A. (2011, November 17). Measuring Implementation Fidelity in Early Care and Education: Considerations for Future Measurement Development. Presented as part of session, Analytic Approaches to Studying the Implementation of ECE Programs and Systems, at the Child Care Policy Research Consortium Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

4. Kretzmann, J., Susman-Stillman, A., Carlson, E., & Harman, S. (2011, November 10). Panel on programs to support infant and early childhood mental health. Minnesota Head Start Innovation Meeting, St. Paul, MN.

5. Susman-Stillman, A. (2011, October 12). Webinar: The Science of Early Brain Development and Child Development. Sponsored by Working Family Resource Center (WFRC) and Minnesota Department of Education.

6. Susman-Stillman, A. (2011, June 4). Evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program. Presentation at Enhanced Home-based Care, Research Connections webinar.

7. Susman-Stillman, A., Cleveland, J. (2010, June). Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregiving in Minnesota.  Presentation “Sharing the Wisdom” results of interviews with grandmothers caring for grandchildren.  Saint Paul, MN.  | Video presentation | Presentation handout

8. Susman-Stillman, A. R., and Banghart, P. (2011, May). Quality in family, friend, and neighbor child care settings. Child Care & Early Education Research Connections. Retrieved from http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/resources/14340/pdf.

9. Susman-Stillman, A. (2010, April 22). The science of early development: Brain development and child development. Keynote address, Caring for Kids Initiative Breakfast, Wayzata Country Club, Wayzata, MN.

10. Susman-Stillman, A., & Rader, S. (2010, April 7). Caring for Kids Initiative: Final Evaluation Report. Presentation at the Caring for Kids Initiative Advisory Board meeting, Wayzata, MN.

11. Susman-Stillman, A., Englund, M.M., Pleuss, J., Cleveland, J., Shkolnik, A. (2009, April 27). Changing Beliefs and Knowledge of Child Care Providers: The Ounce Research Project.  Presentation at the Human Capital Research Collaborative Mini-Conference: Promoting Child Health and Well-Being.

12. Susman-Stillman, A., Englund, M.M., Pleuss, J., Cleveland, J., Shkolnik, A. (2009, April 2-4). Changing Beliefs and Knowledge of Child Care Providers: The Ounce Research Project.  Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

13. Godber, Y., Kovan, N., Susman-Stillman, A., & McConnell, S. (2009, April 2-4). Minnesota Early Learning Foundation (MELF): The Influence of a Research-Based Taxonomy on Funding and Evaluation Efforts. Presented at 2009 Society for Research in Child Development Conference (SRCD), Denver, CO. On behalf of the MELF project. Poster Presentation.

14. Susman-Stillman, A., McConnell, S., & Godber, Y. (2009, April 2-4). Using a Common Conceptual Framework to Coordinate Evaluation of MELF Initiatives. Presented at 2009 Society for Research in Child Development Conference (SRCD), Denver, CO.On behalf of the MELF project. Poster Presentation.

15. Pleuss, J., Susman-Stillman, A., & Shkolnik, A. (2009, April 2-4). Coding Speech Samples: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods. Presented at 2009 Society for Research in Child Development Conference (SRCD), Denver, CO. On behalf of the OUNCE project. Poster Presentation.

16. Susman-Stillman, A., Englund, M., Pleuss, J., Cleveland, J., &  Shkolnik, A. (2009, April 2-4). Changing Beliefs and Knowledge of Child Care Providers: The Ounce Research Project. Presented at 2009 Society for Research in Child Development Conference (SRCD), Denver, CO. On behalf of the OUNCE project. Poster Presentation.