Dr. Guyon (she/her) earned her Education Doctorate at Portland State University in 2019. She has 15 years of experience working in Early Childhood Care & Education, specializing in children aged 0-47 months. She has taught at Portland State University since 2016 and was appointed to a tenure-track position in 2024. She was previously a Lecturer at Cal Poly Pomona and the Early Childhood Education Coordinator at Umpqua Community College. Dr. Guyon has spoken both nationally and internationally. Her dissertation research was the Experiences of Early Childhood Educators Working with Teaching Strategies GOLD(R). Her current research interests are in promoting leadership in Early Childhood Care & Education, creating constructivist-minded, antiracist early learning environments, and amplifying the voices of children, families, and educators in creating ECCE policy.
Publications:
Guyon, S.K. (2021). Advocacy in Early Childhood Education: Taking the Work You are Already Doing and Making it Bigger. In T. Marino (Ed.) Early Childhood Education Leadership.
Guyon, S.K.; Anderson, I.; Hill-Dumbar, R.; Hinson, A. (2022) Douglas County & Rural Infant Mental Health Project: A place-based professional cohort model.