Jerry A Harrel-smith
Professor

Brief Biography

Dr. Harrel-Smith served as the Executive Director for the Child and Family Studies Center (CFSC)for 14 years. The Center is a laboratory/teaching model preschool accredited through the NationalAssociation for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the American Association ofFamily and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Dr. Harrel-Smith's leadership was critical in carrying out the mission of the Center in serving hundreds of preschool children and their families with developmentally appropriateprograms and in collaboration with the CHIME Institute. In 2004-2010, Dr. Harrel-Smith served as an Intern Supervisor for the Head Start Hispanic-Latino Serving Institutions Program. This grant, funded through the United States Department of Health and Human Services (USD HHD), was designed to develop collaborative community partnerships to support Head Start teachers working in Hispanic-Latino settings to earn college degrees. She made great contributions to this community outreach program. Dr. Harrel-Smith also worked on a variety of serving-learning projects, including Vitality Across the Lifespan (VAL), providing educational presentations to low income communities on the dynamic interaction of nutrition and physical activity.

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