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Erin O’Connor is Chief of Education at Cooper (https://yourcooper.com/) as well as Professor in Teaching and Learning at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and Program Leader for Early Childhood at NYU. She received her doctorate in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University, a masters in School Psychology from Columbia University and a masters in teaching from Fordham University. Her research focuses on development within the context of social interactions. She has over 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals with more than 3,000 citations.
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