Helping Families Ensure Their Children Enter School Ready to Learn

Dr. Christian Winterbottom

Associate Professor
The University of North Florida

Dr. Christian Winterbottom earned his B.A. degree in English at the University of Bedfordshire in England, and his Master’s degree and Ph.D., in Early Childhood Education at Florida State University.

For four years, he taught preschool and elementary students in Japan and when he moved to Florida he worked extensively with Preschools and Head Start programs. He currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in early childhood education and in community-based learning. His research is primarily focused on working with marginalized populations, and on re-conceptualizing early childhood pedagogy through praxeological learning methodologies.