Dr. Hillary Braud Eisworth is a faculty member in the PK-3 Early Childhood Teacher
Education Program. She teaches courses on the development of young children and pedagogy
in early childhood. Dr. Eisworth earned her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, with
a specialization in early childhood education, from The University of Texas at Austin.
Before joining the School of Education faculty in 2007, Dr. Eisworth taught pre-kindergarten,
first, and second grade in Las Vegas, Nevada, and in Portland, Oregon. Her areas of
interest include multicultural education, teacher education, and teacher inquiry.
Currently, she is the faculty advisor for Score a Friend, a campus organization whose
mission is to promote and provide opportunities for Unified Friendships through school
and community-based sports and clubs.
Fasching-Varner, K.J., Eisworth, H.B., Mencer, T.H., Lindbom-Cho, D.R., Murray, M.C., Morton, B.C. (Eds). (2013). Student
teaching: A journey in narratives. Rotterdam, NL: Sense Publishers
Fasching-Varner, K. J., Mitchell, R. W., Eisworth, H. B., Morton B. C. (2015, April). Lunch may be free and reduced, but children can’t be!:
Culturally relevant education and educator identity. Presentation at the American
Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Chicago Illinois.
Eisworth, H. B., Fasching-Varner, K. J., Morton, B. C. (2015, April). The journey from student to
teacher: Narratives from the field. Presentation at the American Educational Research
Association Annual Meeting. Chicago Illinois.
Eisworth, H. B., Fasching-Varner, K.J. (2015, February). Informed change: Date-driven teacher education
programs. Presentation at the Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference. Las
Vegas, Nevada.
Eisworth, H. B., & Fasching-Varner, K. J. (2014, February). Teacher narratives as a means of professional
development: A case study examining the journey of nine pre- service teachers.
Presentation at the Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rodriguez-Garcia, A. L., & Braud, H. N. (2011, April). Becoming culturally relevant teachers: Examining (dis)connections
between beliefs and practice. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association
Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Developing Distinguished Mentor Teachers (2014-15) College of Human Sciences & Education
Dean’s Circle
