About me
Dr. Teresa W. Hicks is a veteran preschool teacher with Richmond Public Schools in Richmond, Virginia. She earned her doctorate in Education Administration and Supervision from Virginia State University. Doctor Hicks is an Inclusion Early Childhood Educator with over 33 years of teaching experience. Twenty-five of those years have been with the Richmond Public Schools Head Start and Virginia Preschool Initiative programs. During this time, Dr. Hicks has served as a Teacher, Area Lead Teacher, Teacher-Tutor Co-teacher, and Lead Teacher for various academic and grant initiatives.Dr. Hicks is also a member of the Lisa and John McNichol Early Childhood Education Lab at Drexel University. Her research interests are Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Inclusion Education, Teacher Leadership, Teacher Education/ Development, Urban Education, Curriculum Development, Multicultural Education, STEM/STEAM, and Arts Integration. Though Dr. Hicks is open to diverse research opportunities, she wishes to join collaborations that promote enhanced teaching and learning opportunities for early childhood educators.