Rate My Professor Laurel Anderson

Laurel Anderson serves as Professor and Department Chair of the Child Development and Education Department at Palomar College. She holds a Ph.D. and has been a full-time faculty member in the Child Development department, contributing to the department's programs that offer AS degrees and certificates preparing students for careers as infant/toddler teachers, preschool teachers, daycare providers, directors, and elementary school teachers. The department emphasizes evidence-based, developmentally appropriate practices for children from birth to age eight, focusing on respectful, child-directed care and reciprocal relationships. Anderson has been involved in coordinating department programs, providing student advising, and holding leadership roles within the district. She teaches courses such as CHDV 115, utilizing service learning, and has participated in initiatives like the partnership with Escondido School District to provide a pipeline to degrees for employees.

Anderson received the Palomar College Distinguished Faculty Award for Full-Time Faculty in Child Development in 2014. She is listed as a contributor to the open educational resource textbook 'Child Growth and Development,' Version 1.2, published in 2019 by Palomar College Child Development Department. Her involvement includes service on the Curriculum Committee, Faculty Senate Equivalency Committee for 2021-2023, Perkins Advisory Committee, and program review and planning efforts for the Child Development department in 2019-2020. She has supported student success through resources like the department's Student Success Guide, where her office is noted for displaying examples of student work. Anderson has also contributed to mapping student journeys from Palomar College to California State University San Marcos and participated in division meetings for Social and Behavioral Sciences and Languages & Literature.