Don Yarosz

Dr. Yarosz earned his B.A. from the University of Mary Washington in Virginia, an M.S. from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and a doctorate from Rutgers University. He has five years of experience as a Student Affairs Administrator in higher education at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He later served at the Center for Early Education Research at Rutgers (CEER) and worked as a data analyst in Institutional Research for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Budget, Finance, and Information Services at the City University of New York.

He returned to Rutgers to support a successful proposal to the Pew Charitable Trusts, which led to the launch of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), a $25 million, 10-year initiative. He subsequently served as a Research Professor at NIEER and contributed to the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University, working on an online research database supporting the early childhood field. This work was part of a grant-funded project through the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Dr. Yarosz has consulted with state, national, and international agencies and maintains a strong interest in human development across the lifespan and public policy.

He has taught graduate-level research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, graduate-level Research and Assessment at Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), as well as undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Educational Foundations and Counseling. He has also taught a variety of courses at Walden University, where he has served as a University Research Reviewer. He currently serves as a doctoral chair, research methodologist, instructor, and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Tempo in Early Childhood Education.

Courses taught at Walden have included:
Assessment Practices to Promote Healthy Development and Learning
Learner-Centered Curriculum
Advocacy and Leadership for Positive Social Change
Foundations of Early Childhood
Dynamics of Early Childhood Policies and Systems
Global Perspectives on Development and Learning
Human Development - Adulthood
Research Theory, Design, and Methods
Residency

Education

EdD, Rutgers University

MS, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

BS, Mary Washington College

Publications

Yarosz, D. J., Barnett, W. S. (2001). Who reads to young children?: Identifying predictors of family reading activities. Reading Psychology

Yarosz, D. (2003). Doorway to Hope: Past participant perspectives on an exemplary transitional housing program for the homeless. PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning

Yarosz, D., Fountain, S. W. (2003). Facilitating reflection among family literacy participants. Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines

Yarosz, D., Fountain, S. (2003). Facilitating transformative learning groups: Reflections on Mexico and Highlander. Adult Learning

Yarosz, D. (2007). Interactive theater systems for preschool play areas. . Futures Research Quarterly

Barnett, W. S., Yarosz, D., Thomas, J., Jung, K., Blanco, D. (2007). Two-way and monolingual English immersion in preschool education: An experimental comparison. Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Barnett, W. S., Jung, K., Yarosz, D., Thomas, J., Hornbeck, A., Stechuk, R., Burns, S. (2008). Educational effects of the Tools of the Mind curriculum: A randomized trial. Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Barnett, W. S., Yarosz, D. (2007). Who goes to preschool and why does it matter? (Revised) Preschool Policy Matters 15. New Brunswick, NJ: NIEER..

Yarosz, D. (2009). Book and Media Reviews:Global Issues and Adult Education: Perspectives from Latin America, Southern Africa, and the Untied States. New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development

Yarosz, E. J., Yarosz, D. J. (1999). Ace That Test: Teacher Guide (Sylvan Learning).

Yarosz, E. J., Yarosz, D. J. (1999). Ace That Test: Student Guide (Sylvan Learning).

Yarosz, E., Yarosz, D. (1999). Ace That Test: Test Manual.

Presentations

Yarosz, D. J. (2021). Walden Resources for the Dissertation Literature Review. Walden University

Cheney, M., Blakely, J. R., Whaley, J. W., Longo, M. H., Edwards, T. L., Trube, M., Morton, M., Yarosz, D. J. (2020). Microsoft TEAMS Faculty Resources. Walden University

Yarosz, D. (2003). Who goes to preschool?. AERA

Yarosz, D. (2000). Applying the principles of adult education to help the homeless: Lessons learned from Doorway to Hope.

Yarosz, D. (2002). Center based child care participation over the past decade: 1991 - 2001.. American Educational Research Association (A.E.R.A.)

Yarosz, D., Fountain, S. W. (2003). Facilitating transformative learning groups. Columbia Univerity