The Early Achievements team brings diverse skills sets and knowledge that enable us to deliver highly effective professional development and achieve scientific rigor as we evaluate the efficacy of the Early Achievements intervention implemented by teachers in community preschool classrooms.
We strive to provide feasible, adoptable, scalable, and effective professional development for teachers, child care providers, instructional assistants, coaches, and administrators. Through these professionals, we aim to improve outcomes for a diverse population of children who need extra support to achieve their potential during a formative period of brain development.
The Early Achievements Team
![Dr. Rebecca Landa](/sites/default/files/library/images/early-achievements/Rebecca-Landa.jpg)
Rebecca Landa, PhD, CCC-SLP
Director, Principal Investigator, Developer of Early Achievements
![Emily Baker](/sites/default/files/library/images/early-achievements/Baker.jpg)
Emily Baker, MS
Early Achievements Coach
![Sasha Alexander McKenzie](/sites/default/files/library/images/early-achievements/McKenzie.jpg)
Sasha Alexander McKenzie, MS
Database Manager
![Dana Herman](/sites/default/files/library/images/early-achievements/Herman.jpg)
Dana Herman, MS
Research Manager
![](/sites/default/files/library/images/early-achievements/Hess.jpg)
Christine Reiner Hess, PhD
Research Psychologist
![Hillary Stalknecht](/sites/default/files/library/images/early-achievements/Stalknecht.jpg)
Hillary Stalknecht, MS
Research Coordinator
![Carrie Roylance](/sites/default/files/library/images/early-achievements/Roylance.jpg)
Carrie Roylance, MS, CCC-SLP
Achievements Supervisor
![Anne-Michelle Engelstad](/sites/default/files/library/images/early-achievements/Anne-Michelle_Engelstad_Portrait-1.jpg)
Anne-Michelle Engelstad, MEd
Early Achievements Coach
![Madiha Tahseen](/sites/default/files/library/images/early-achievements/Tahseen_0.jpg)
Madiha Tahseen, PhD
Data Manager
![Jessica Blaker](/sites/default/files/library/images/early-achievements/Blaker-Jessica.jpg)
Jessica Blaker, MS, CCC-SLP
Early Achievements Interventionist