Candace Barriteau is an Assistant Professor at The College New Rochelle, Graduate School in the Early Childhood/Childhood program. Previously she was an elementary school teacher at a public school in Brooklyn, NY. She has also served as an Early Childhood Science Evaluator and Early Childhood Literacy Coach for the Educational Development Center (EDC) in New York City. She is also a Curriculum Specialist for Teach for America during the NYC Summer Institute. Candace received her PhD from NYU in the Department of Teaching and Learning and her MSEd in Elementary Education from Brooklyn College. She earned her BA in Political Science from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA.