Monica Molgaard

Monica Molgaard is a PhD student in Education Studies at UC San Diego. She is a Bay Area native and attended Whittier College where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Child Development and minor in Theatre Arts and Communication. Her research examines the impact of racism within early childhood education, focusing on teacher beliefs/practices around race and racism and children’s understanding of race and racism and their experience within the classroom. She is interested in the implementation of anti-racist and anti-bias education within early child care contexts. Her work lies at the intersection of the theoretical frameworks of developmental theories and Critical Race Theory.

Curriculum Vitae

University of California, San Diego San Diego
PhD in Education Studies, 2018-2023

Whittier College
Bachelor of Arts in Child Development, May 2017
Magna Cum Laude

Research Interests
The impact of racism within early childhood education
Anti-racist/anti-bias education in early child care contexts

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant 2015-2017
Kay Sanders, Ph.D.
Whittier College, Education Department

Competitive Edge Fellowship Program, 2018
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Child Development, 2017
Outstanding Research in Child Development, 2017
John Greenleaf Whittier Merit Scholarship, 2013-2017
Whittier Theatre Award Scholarship, 2013-2017