Crystal Bishop

Crystal Bishop, Ph.D. is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Florida Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies. Dr. Bishop has been working in the fields of early intervention and early childhood special education for 10 years, teaching in center-based inclusive preschool settings, and provided coaching and training to parents and teachers in private, center-based preschool, public preschool, and Head Start settings.

Crystal’s research interests include the impacts of professional development on teachers’ implementation of evidence-based practices, the translation of early childhood policy into practice, and measurement and evaluation in early childhood.