Elena Nitecki

Associate Professor, Childhood Education

School of Education

Education

Temple University

Ph.D. Urban Education

Neumann University

M.S. Instructional Leadership: Concentration in Early Childhood Education

Temple University

M.S. Social Work: Concentration in Direct Practice, Children and Family Services

La Salle University

B.S. Social Work

Bio

Elena Nitecki is an Associate Professor in the Department of Early Childhood and Childhood Education. She has higher education teaching experience in the fields of Early Childhood Education and Social Work. Prior to teaching college, Elena held positions as a pre-school teacher and a social worker in medical and early intervention settings. Elena earned her doctoral degree in Urban Education from Temple University and holds master’s degrees in both Education and Social Work. Her background in Early Childhood Education, Urban Education and Social Work has provided a unique perspective on working with diverse student and family populations in the urban environment.

Articles

Nitecki, E. & Wasmuth, H. 2017 Global Trends in Early Childhood Practice: Working within the Limitations of the Global Education Reform Movement. Global Education Review 4 (3). http://ger.mercy.edu/index.php/ger/article/view/414

Nitecki, E. 2017 Looping and Attachment in Early Childhood Education: How the Applications of Epigenetics Demand a Change in Child Care. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 17(2) 85-100

Nitecki, E. & Chung, M. 2016 Play as place: A safe space for young children to learn about the world. International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education 4 (1) 26-32 2331-0464

Nitecki, E. 2015 Integrated School-Family Partnerships in Preschool: Building Quality Involvement through Multi-Dimensional Relationships The School Community Journal 25 (2) 195-220

Nitecki, E. 2014 How an early childhood in-service training succeeded within a crisis context. The New Educator 10 (3) 231-247.

Nitecki, E. & Chung, M. 2013 What is not coveredy by the standards: How to support emergent literacy in preschool classrooms. The Language and Literacy Spectrum 23 46-56

Nitecki, E. 2012 The culture of family: How a model early childhood teacher preparation program navigates a limited context Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education 33(2) 127-143

Nitecki, E. 2011 The power of the program. The potential of the academic program to improve community college student success Community College Review 39(2) 98-120

Books

Nitecki, E. 2012 Heating up and cooling out: The potential of student-faculty interactions to contribute to student aspiration Lap-Lambert Academic Publishing Saarbrucken, Germany. ISBN 978-3-659-27429-9

Professional Accomplishments

Awards

Mercy College Faculty Award for Teaching Innovation 2018
Mercy College Online Teacher of the Year 2013

Grants

New York City Department of Education Early Childhood Student Recruitment and Tuition Reimbursement Project 2015
Total Grant Award

$25,000 + student tuition