Areas of Expertise
- Artificial intelligence and extended reality in early childhood
- Professional development
- Parenting practices
- Classroom practices
Biography
Dalhia Lloyd is director of digital education at the Buffett Early Childhood Institute. In her role, she leads forward-thinking initiatives that blend applied research, emerging technology, and community partnerships to improve early learning, support families, and strengthen educator practice.
Lloyd joined the Institute in 2015 as a program specialist, overseeing family and community facilitators as part of the Superintendents’ Early Childhood Plan.
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Featured Publications
African American mothers’ racial socialization practices with preschoolers: A mixed methods study. Family Relations. Lloyd, D. D. (2022). 71(5), 1859-1877.
A Validation Study of the ACSES in Pre-K to Third Grade Classrooms. Goldberg, M., Lloyd, D. D., Syed, G., Welch, G., Curenton, S.M. (2022). Early Education and Development, 34(7), 1704-1727.
“That conversation within the conversation”. Lloyd, D. D. (2023). A Mixed Methods Study of Skin Tone and Black Parents’ Racial Socialization. Journal of Family Issues, 45(6), 1583-1606.