Early Childhood Education Faculty
Jennifer J. Baumgartner
Associate Professor
Bachelor's Degree: Psychology, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Illinois, Urbana, 1997
Master's Degree: Human Development and Family Studies, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Illinois, Urbana, 2001
PhD: Human Development and Family Studies, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Illinois, Urbana, 2004
Phone: 225-578-0312
Email: jbaum@lsu.edu
Office: 101 Peabody Hall
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Alica Benton
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
Bachelor's Degree: Child Development and Family Relations, K-6 Teaching Certificate, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of North
Carolina-Greensboro, 1991
Master's Degree: Reading and Learning Exceptionalities, Appalachian State ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø, 2000
PhD: Curriculum and Instruction, Louisiana State ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø, 2018
Phone: 225-578-5529
Email: abento9@lsu.edu
Office: 213 Peabody Hall
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Cynthia F. DiCarlo
Diane Toups Goyette Professor
Executive Director | Early Childhood Education Laboratory Preschool
Executive Director | LSU Early Childhood Education Institute
Bachelor's Degree: Sociology, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of New Orleans, 1992
Master's Degree: Early Childhood Special Education, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of New Orleans, 1995
PhD: Special Education with a concentration in Early Intervention, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of New Orleans,
2004
Other: National Board Certification, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Exceptional
Needs Specialist, 2004
Phone: 225-578-7005
Email: cdicar2@lsu.edu
Office: 236 Peabody Hall
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Hillary B. Eisworth
Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Bachelor's Degree: Psychology, Louisiana Tech ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø, 1996
Master's Degree: Educational Psychology, Louisiana Tech ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø, 1999; Special Education, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø
of Nevada – Las Vegas, 2001
PhD: Curriculum and Instruction, The ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Texas at Austin, 2007
Phone: 225-578-1282
Email: hbraud@lsu.edu
Office: 221H Peabody Hall
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Eugene Geist
Professor
Bachelor's Degree: ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Cincinnati
Master's Degree: ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Cincinnati
PhD: ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Alabama at Birmingham
Phone: 225-578-2045
Email: genegeist@lsu.edu
Office: 223H Peabody Hall
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Laura Piestrzynski
Assistant Professor of Early and Elementary Literacy
Bachelor's Degree: Early Childhood Education, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Illinois, 2001
Master's Degree: Curriculum and Instruction (Language and Literacy), ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Illinois, 2004
PhD: Teaching and Learning (Language, Literacy, and Culture), 2020
Phone: 225- 578-6324
Email: piestrzynski@lsu.edu
Office: 123A Peabody Hall
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