Serena Wheeler has dedicated over 30 years to serving children and families. She currently serves as the Associate Director for the Coaching in Early Intervention Training and Mentorship Program (CEITMP) and is an Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine. She trains and mentors Kentucky’s early intervention providers around caregiver coaching and supports ongoing CEITMP quality and improvements efforts. She received her BA in Human Services from Lindsey Wilson College, her MAE in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education from Western Kentucky University, and her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction for Special Education from the University of Louisville. She is active in the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children, which promotes policies and advances evidence-based practices to support young children who have or at risk for developmental delays and disabilities and their families. She has experience as a Part C early interventionist/evaluator; student teacher supervising provider; public preschool teacher; university instructor; and behavioral health therapist/case manager. Her primary areas of interest are evidence-based practices related to effective professional development for Part C EI providers, high-quality early intervention services, cross-disciplinary personnel preparation, caregiver coaching, and building family capacity.