Monimalika Day is an Assistant Professor in the Initiative for Educational Transformation Program at George Mason University. She received a master's in Child Development from Jadavpur University in India and a doctorate in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Maryland in College Park. Moni grew up in India and began her career helping to develop drop-in educational and health programs for homeless children and their families. Later, she worked with children with special needs and their families for several years. Her research focuses on action research with families to promote inclusion of children with special needs. She has co-authored two books on culturally responsive service provision, titled Building Cultural Reciprocity with Families (Paul, H. Brookes) and How Culture Shapes Social-Emotional Development (ZERO TO THREE). She directed a professional development project for early intervention professionals and an initiative on cultural diversity at ZERO TO THREE, a national non-profit organization for young children in United States. She recently participated in a Core Leaders Group, hosted by the Early Childhood Equity Initiative at Teaching for Change.

• Graduate School of Education
• Early Childhood Education
• Initiatives in Educational Transformation

No courses taught this semester.

• Assessment of Diverse Young Learners, Ages 3-5 (EDSE - 656)
• Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (EDSE - 415)
• Language Acquisition and Communication for Diverse Infants and Toddlers (EDSE - 456)
• Language Acquisition and Communication for Diverse Infants and Toddlers (EDSE - 556)
• Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (EDSE - 615)
• Language Acquisition and Communication for Infants and Toddlers (EDUT - 423)
• Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers (EDUT - 424)
• Assessment of Diverse Learners, Ages 3-5 (EDUT - 512)
• Language Acquisition and Communication for Diverse Infants and Toddlers (EDUT - 523)
• Curriculum for Infants Toddlers (EDUT - 524)