Julie K. Kidd, Ed.D.

Julie K. Kidd, Ed.D.

Julie K. Kidd, Ed.D., is Professor of Education in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University (Mason). She is currently the Director of the Division of Child, Family, and Community Engagement and is affiliated with the Early Childhood Education Program. Dr. Kidd earned her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining the Mason faculty, she was an elementary teacher and reading specialist. Dr. Kidd's research is focused on developing the cognitive, literacy, and mathematical abilities of children from diverse cultural, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds as well as on the professional development of preservice and inservice teachers. She has served as principal investigator on one federally funded research grant and co-principal investigator on seven federally funded grants. She has numerous publications, including book chapters and journal articles. She served as 2015–2016 President of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.