Rate My Professor Elisabeth Etopio

Etopio's research specializations include the professional development of early childhood teachers, music learning in young children, and the interplay between children’s music learning and their social, emotional, and cognitive development. Her scholarly interests also extend to curriculum and instruction, access and equity, early childhood education, equity and poverty, music education, urban education, and virtual reality applications in teaching. Key publications feature "Preservice Science Teacher Preparation Using Virtual Reality" (2019, with Richard Lamb), "Virtual Reality Simulations and Writing: a Neuroimaging Study in Science Education" (2019), "Virtual Reality Simulation: Effects on Academic Performance Within Two Domains of Writing in Science" (2019), "A Case for Change in Teacher Preparation: Developing Community-Based Residency Programs" (2021), "Eden’s Garden: A cultivator’s chronicle" (2022), and "Effect of Music Instruction on Preschoolers' Music Achievement and Emergent Literacy Achievement" (2012). With 372 citations on ResearchGate, her work influences teacher education through innovative uses of technology and community-based residency models, including studies on music's impact on infant brain development and virtual reality for preservice science teachers. She recently secured funding from Erie 1 BOCES for collaborative educational support initiatives.