Dr. Cynthia A. Wiltshire
Academic Bluesky.
Early Childhood Care & Education @UTEP. Physiological teacher stress/hair cortisol, Workforce well-being.
UVA | NYU | Teachers College, Columbia University | NEEDLabColumbia alum.
Teacher, Mom of 2. 1stGen.
- Amen.
- In very good news, Anna Rascon-Prieto, a #UTEP undergraduate Research Assistant in my lab, has been selected to represent UTEP at the Council on Undergraduate Research! Congratulations, Anna! Go #Miners! www.cur.org/cur-releases...
- Best article today. #History lesson. Criticality of the #Department_of_Education. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/o...
- The application period for @NRCHispanic’s fellowship program focused on #economic well-being and #ECE research among Hispanic families is now open! Applications are due by 5 p.m. ET on November 21, 2025. www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/emerging-sch... #EmScholars
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. Wiltshire
- In good news… Hoos stopped the chop. Again. #UVA for life.
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireLots of specifics that matter in the design of these policies but good to see some debate and momentum in New Mexico, New York City, and elsewhere. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireI wanna signal boost this - I am looking to recruit a prospective PhD student to join my Stress and Health Equity lab at the University of Delaware in HDFS. My research concerns biopsychosocial mechanisms of health across the life course with an emphasis on stress and coping.
- m.youtube.com/watch?v=L5IV... #Bolivia #Futbol #CONMEBOL WORLD CUP QUALIFIER! This child of Bolivian immigrants is amazed, excited, orgullosa! What a call!
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireHow can we build more -- and better -- child care in America? @justinbdoromal.bsky.social and I have been studying one answer: raise wages for the early childhood workforce. Here are three key lessons from state and local wage boost initiatives from coast to coast: www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...
- Help. #Hispanic_Serving_Instiutions effect positive change for far too many Americans and, often, first generation college students to condone this decision. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
- SOS.
- @mattbarnum.bsky.social at the @wsj.com reports on how cuts at the Institute of Education Sciences are impacting the careers of scholars: www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
- Amplifying a most important beginning for young children: preschool! Please add Fred Rogers’s Making Friends to this wonderful @nytimes.com list, curated by Travis Jonker (who I would now like to be friends with). www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/b...
- In happier news… (For what it’s worth, I’d also include Audrey Penn’s The Kissing Hand.) www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/b...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireLeave early childhood education alone. Early learning doesn’t need to be redefined by AI. #EduSky nancyebailey.com/2025/07/28/a...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireCheck out my open access work!
- Are you an emerging scholar studying poverty, economic well-being & #ECE among Hispanic children & families? Apply for NRCHispanic’s NEW professional development grant enhancing scholar & educator professional growth! Applications due 8/13. www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/professional... #EmScholars
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. Wiltshire𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗥𝗘𝗖 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵!! shorturl.at/0qwS4 @elresearchsch.bsky.social @flissj.bsky.social @melissapren.bsky.social @juliangrenier.bsky.social @sineadh.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social @ncb.org.uk
- Year 1 of IES Early Career/Mentoring grant complete. Thank you to Dr. Katina Stapleton, mentors, and participating teachers/families/children. This grant changed the trajectory of my career - as it was meant to do. May the work (& IES) continue! A look back! Ready to expand - looking for partners!
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. Wiltshire"If you look at a long period of time, a lot of our increase in living standards seems to be coming from public investment in scientific research." The devastating cuts to science funding aren't just academic, they threaten our livelihoods and wellbeing. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
- And affordable, quality #childcare …always childcare.
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. Wiltshire🧵 But since Head Start's inception, there have been disagreements about whether or not the program "works." So let's review what we know from rigorous research on Head Start's effectiveness, and let's start with what it means for the program to work. 🧵 1/n
- So much to learn here in Texas from our neighbors in New Mexico. #ECE_for_all #Teacher_pay #Poverty_reduction
- Much needed good news! #early-experiences #Latina_families www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/research-res...
- Important. Why doing your research matters. Also understanding the research, and correctly implementing the research… www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
- Full article here dailyprogress.com/news/local/e...
- Thank you, @kathyhirshpasek.bsky.social 🐐
- Decided to speak out on the state of our union. Just published in the Philadelphia Inquirer eedition.inquirer.com/infinity/art...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireASAN is deeply alarmed by massive layoffs to the Department of Education (ED). ED staff play a vital role in protecting the civil rights of students and ensuring students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education. buff.ly/NzKZbcz
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireFull article here dailyprogress.com/news/local/e...
- www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03... Unacceptable.
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireThis is the news that makes me think there basically won’t be an academic job market this fall.
- Dr. Katina R. Stapleton says goodbye to the National Center for Education Research within IES…for now. www.instagram.com/reel/DHFsRpk...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. Wiltshire“The idea of having 3 individuals manage the work that was done by a hundred federal employees supported by thousands of contractors is ludicrous and not humanly possible,” said Stephen Provasnik, former deputy NCES commissioner hechingerreport.org/proof-points... #CountOnStats #DataInfrastructure
- If anyone knows my Program Officer, Dr. Katina Stapleton, at IES and could share a personal email address, I would be grateful. I am deeply troubled.
- The Education Department RIF represents “a tsunami,” says Felice Levine, executive director of the American Educational Research Association. “It leaves IES without even a skeletal staff to do the work that Congress has mandated.” www.science.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireThinking of the dedicated public servants at ED who worked to improve student opportunities and outcomes 😔 wapo.st/3FhZ1Zw
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireCore ED functions include: processing 17+ million FAFSAs, providing 6.4 million students with Pell Grants, disbursing 6.4 million student loans, and managing loan repayments for 43 million borrowers. None of this happens magically, without people.
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. Wiltshire
Hearing that nearly all the employees in the statistics agency inside the Education Department -- NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) -- have lost their jobs. Rumors that the NAEP test -- the nation's report card -- will no longer be run by NCES. This info is not confirmed. - Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireMy union @swcolumbia.bsky.social has created a resource to support international students who are experiencing increasingly higher risk of immigration enforcement. We have done this on our own time while the University has remained silent and complicit. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
- In dismal days, here’s a win. After four years at UTEP, I have finally arrived to a place where a capable and dependable RA has been appointed as a part of an awarded federal grant. This is a game changer for a beginning researcher. I am so grateful to IES. May it not be fleeting.
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireSo excited to announce the 2025-2027 steering committee for @srcdorg.bsky.social's Latinx Caucus! Looking forward to working with all of these amazing people!
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireGet in dorks, we're going protesting! STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025 WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL Because science is for everyone! Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. Wiltshire🚨New pub alert!!! @natejones.bsky.social and I found that when teachers express more negative emotions, students are less engaged in math and ELA, and enjoy ELA less. And we offer a new measure for observing teacher affect!! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Questions of how and when screen exposure may affect infant development are complicated. Results of this investigation raise future questions as to timing of exposure, parent-infant conversational turns, and demographic and socioeconomic factors. Please amplify! www.frontiersin.org/journals/dev...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireHearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireHello, I'm new here 👋 I am an #OpenScience and reproducibility nerd and love helping researchers improve the way they do research. I'll post about open research, data and code. And sometimes bicycles 🚲 😉 I co-founded the @digiresacademy.bsky.social 💜
- Thank you to Dr. Amanda M. Dettmer, co-mentor on my IES grant examining Mexican-American early childhood educator well-being and outcomes in child vocabulary and executive function, for the invitation to present at the Yale Child Study Center. Once in a lifetime.
- #active_playful_learning best supports students and teachers. Ask the experts: @kathyhirshpasek.bsky.social Roberta Golinkoff @mscott6399.bsky.social
- This is what happens when people who do not understand anything about instruction take over a school district. I feel for the students, parents, and teachers in Houston. Also, that is a terrible headline New York Times. The obvious answer is "definitely not." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireFrom inside HHS, a court order sent around this morning telling agencies they can’t pause spending:
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireSignal Boost: All U.S. federal government websites are already archived by the End of Term Web Archive Let people know, download your own copies. Don't let this digital book burn continue. #Feds #Health #WHO #CDC #AMA #USPHS #FDA #NIH #NCHS #PCORI
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. Wiltshire[This post could not be retrieved]
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireCheck it out, open access journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireIf you are 1) a federal civil servant/contractor ordered not to release scheduled data or reports, or 2) an academic who has lost access to government data in the past week ...please get in touch. I'm happy to keep our conversations confidential. crampell[@]washpost[dot]com
- Want to learn about our community of ECCE/PreK teachers along the #US-Mexico_border? How #Hispanic culture & care intersect? How the circulating narrative regarding #immigration of the current presidential administration has implications? Tune in! medicine.yale.edu/event/early-...
- PPVT arrived. Child measures to follow. This researcher is excited to continue the work of improving teacher well-being and child outcomes despite the recent upheaval of once assured support. We got this.
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. Wiltshire🚨New Pub Alert!! @DrCathyCorbin and I found via class observations that when elem. teachers are more burnt out, they spend less time in science in general, less time in small groups, and more time having students work independently. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireHi, Vox reporter here: If you've had a study section, NIH travel, or other NIH-related meeting cancelled (or not), raise your hand! Reply or DM me, and repost for visibility if you're able. #academicsky @drugmonkey.bsky.social
- at://did:plc:ncaoqsc46v6sqizasu6a2sgd/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lgfxaesea52k
- Pardon the typos. 💀
- Echo this sentiment. And will expand to include PreKindergarten teachers into this conversation, as well.
- I am the FY2024 recipient of the IES Early Career Development and Mentoring Program at a Minority Serving Institution and would be happy to help prospective applicants!
- Are you an early career education researcher? Have you earned your PhD since April 1, 2017? IES has a grant for up to $600K for developing your research, including working closely with a mentor You need to be tenure track at an R1 or R2 Due March 1 ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireCheck out the cool work my friend @cawiltshire.bsky.social is doing, highlighted by the @srcdorg.bsky.social Latinx caucus this month!
- Thank you, #SRCD #Latinx_Caucus for the generous shout out! @sarahpedonti.bsky.social @srcdorg.bsky.social Lots happening here UTEP. Looking forward to sharing progress at annual meetings: @aeraedresearch.bsky.social in April and @srcdorg.bsky.social in May!
- Thank you, #SRCD #Latinx_Caucus for the generous shout out! @sarahpedonti.bsky.social @srcdorg.bsky.social Lots happening here UTEP. Looking forward to sharing progress at annual meetings: @aeraedresearch.bsky.social in April and @srcdorg.bsky.social in May!
- Need help with learning how to manage your quantitative data, as many education researcher often do…? Crystal! @cghlewis.bsky.social
- Getting this kind of feedback on my latest research data management workshop makes doing this work SO worth it. The workshop in book form: datamgmtinedresearch.com
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireHigh-quality curricula can move the needle on early learning, but implementation varies widely. We’re excited to start 2025 off with a new effort to systematically measure implementation readiness & target supports at baseline: fordschool.umich.edu/news/2025/u-...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. Wiltshire🚨🚨 @earlylearningnatn.bsky.social & @the74.bsky.social say our full-day K study - w/ Jocelyn Wikle & Riley Wilson - is a MUST READ from 2024 research on child care and early learning! 1/3 www.the74million.org/article/2024...
- New Year, new(ish) pub! #Getting_Ready_for_School effects manuscript supports a multi-modal approach to intervention work with children enrolled in #Head_Start - school & home, teachers & parents - to improve early readiness skills. Check it out & please repost! www.frontiersin.org/journals/dev...
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. Wiltshire‘‘Twas the week before winter holiday, when a new article was published. So grateful to have engaged in this work with @cawiltshire.bsky.social and Heriberto Garcia. TL/DR: Play in critical. Want kids to have more play opportunities in school? Start with PSTs. www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14...
- Very proud of the work Gabriela Naime has conducted examining Mexican-American early childhood educator well-being. She’ll be presenting the recorded, lived experiences of participant stress in the context of social and cultural expectations. #SRCD2025 #SRCD_LatinxCaucus
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireHey folks, I was asked to share the interview participant call for this study about Black & Latinx disabled folks who have given birth in the past ten years. Please participate or reshare if you’re not eligible.
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireStill shopping this holiday season? Consider purchasing something from the Playtime Project's Gift List: www.myregistry.com/organization... These toys, snacks, and supplies will be used in Playtime's transformative play programs serving children in Washington DC and Prince George's County! 🎁
- Reposted by Dr. Cynthia A. WiltshireInterested in how children think about immigrants? 🚨 New work led by @shreyasodhi.bsky.social 🚨 We find that children expect immigrants to have a dual identity--to be similar to both people from their host and heritage cultures #devpsych srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
