Nicole Gardner-Neblett, Ph.D.
Nicole Gardner-Neblett, Ph.D., is an Advanced Research Scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. Her research focuses on factors that promote children’s language, and literacy development, particularly among children from disadvantaged backgrounds. In particular, Dr. Gardner-Neblett’s work examines the oral narrative, or storytelling, skills of African American children and the implications for literacy development and educational practice. Her work also examines professional development programs for early childhood educators to promote children’s early language and communication development.