Jennifer Hillman, EdM

Education and Child Development
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

402-559-2052
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Professional Summary

Jennifer (Finkle) Hillman, EdM is a Child Development Program Evaluator with the Department of Education and Child Development at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute. She completes classroom observations and individual child assessments in early childcare centers and schools across Nebraska. Jennifer has been working with children and their families since 2008. Prior to becoming a Program Evaluator, Jennifer was an Applied Behavior Analysis technician and worked with children with Autism in Phoenix, AZ, and Dubai, UAE. She earned her master’s degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she studied Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience and Developmental Disabilities.

Specialty Certifications

• Bracken School Readiness Assessment
• Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) – Pre-K, K-3
• Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS)
• Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS)
• Keys to Interactive Parent-Child Interactions Scale (KIPS)
• Minnesota Executive Function Scale (MEFS)
• Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)
• Preschool Language Scale (PLS)

Education

• EdM, Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University – Cambridge, MA
• BA, Psychology; Spanish, University of Texas at Austin – Austin, TX

Research Interests and Projects

• Early Childhood Intervention
• Developmental Disabilities and Autism
• Inclusive Education
• Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience