Jeanine Clancy, Senior Research Associate, has worked at the Florida Center for Reading Research since its inception in 2002. She has been the Lab Manager of the Preschool Research Group (PRG) and has served as Project Manager on numerous large-scale, randomized control trial studies within the PRG. The studies have included early childhood intervention studies, classroom observation studies, and longitudinal studies focusing on the language and literacy development of young children.  Recent studies have included a series of professional development webinars to support high-quality language and vocabulary instruction in prekindergarten and kindergarten classrooms; investigation of the timing and dosage of implementing a language and vocabulary intervention for students in preschool and kindergarten with below or low average language skills; and the identification of the instructional practices and contextual factors associated with higher versus lower levels of growth in the school readiness skills of preschoolers who are Spanish-speaking English Learners (ELs). During her involvement with FCRR she has worked with numerous post-docs, graduate-level students and has served on the FCRR Specialized Faculty Promotion Committee.