Research/Focus Areas
- Feeding Young Children
- Early Childhood Education and Care
Academic Programs
Beth Price, PhD
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Associate Professor
Campus Locations
Moscow
With UI Since
2005
Office: Niccolls 302A
Phone: (208) 885-5778
Email: bethp@uidaho.eduMailing Address:Niccolls Bldg Room 302A
PO Box 443183 (751 Campus Drive)
Moscow, ID 83844-3183
- Ph.D., Education, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 2005 Dissertation: Factors Influencing Feeding Styles Used by Staff during Meals with Young Children in group Settings
- M.S., Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 2003 Thesis: Preschool Teachers at the Table during Meals and Their Impact on Children’s Verbal Utterances, Serving and Passing Events, and Length of Meal
- M.A., Education – Curriculum and Instruction, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1988
- B.S., Vocational Home Economics Education, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1982
Teach courses in child development, child observation and assessment, developmental curriculum, and parent child relationships and supervise student field experiences and practicum in child care settings. Seventeen years of direct service working with children and families in child care centers, elementary schools, Head Start, and with special education programs. Experience includes positions as an early childhood curriculum director and early childhood classroom teacher and with all ages of children birth through early elementary.