Kelley Mayer White

I am a tenured professor at the College of Charleston. I've been at the College since 2008. My research focuses on teacher-student relationships, early literacy and social-emotional development. Selected publications include:

Hall, A. H., Bachewiig, G., & White, K. M. (in press). Exploring the impact of gratitude practice as a protective factor for young children. Early Childhood Education Journal.

White, K. & Swart, K. (2023). Building individual relationships with students in today’s classrooms. Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina, 16(2), 61-71.

White, K. & Vossler, K. (2023). Blood, barf or Beyoncé: Building community and establishing procedures in the first six weeks of school. School Community Journal, 33(1), 279-302.

D'Amico, L.. Fan, X., Linder, S., Pawlowski, T. & White, K. M. (2023). Examining early childhood education through the lens of stakeholders: A statewide needs assessment. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 21(3), 273-287.

Swart, K., White, K., Houser, K. & Dudkiewicz, C. (2023). Exiting the playroom: Strengths, struggles and supports in the transition to formal schooling. International Association of Laboratory Schools Journal, 13(1), 9-16.

Fan, X., Linder, S., D'Amico, L., White, K. M. & Pawlowski (2022). Identifying the needs of prekindergarten children: A focus on health and well-being and family environments. Early Childhood Education Journal, 50, 823-840.

White, K. M. (2020). Building strong teacher-child relationships in today’s kindergarten classrooms: Focusing on opportunities not obstacles. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 18(3), 275-286.

Hall, A. & White, K. M. Do my students know I don’t like writing? (2019). The Reading Teacher, 73(3), 362-366.

Hall, A. H., White, K. M., Guo, Y. & Emerson, E. (2017). Who counts as a writer? Examining child, teacher, and parent perceptions of writing. Early Child Development and Care, https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2017.1399884