All classes are taught by experienced, professional staff under the supervision of the Director of Child Laboratory Programs. Each member of our staff is carefully selected for their educational background and experience, as well as their sensitivity to the individual needs of children.

University workstudy students and undergraduate psychology students assist the teaching staff. Our adult-child ratios average one teacher per four children.

Teacher Information 2009-2010

Beth Wiley - Child Study Lab Director and Teacher

Beth is the director of the CSL and will be teaching the Two’s-Three and Parent-Toddler classes this year. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Multicultural Studies, an Arizona Elementary Teaching Certificate with an Early Childhood endorsement and a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She has previously taught elementary school and has worked within the social service sector. This is her seventh year at the CSL.

Jan Thies - Parent Educator and Administrative Coordinator

Jan has worked as a Kindergarten teacher, a Headstart coordinator and is a long time CSL teacher. She started teaching in the lab in the 70's and has taught all ages of the preschool classes. Her favorite is the Parent-Toddler's, possibly because of her grandmother status!

Sarah Heaslip - Teacher

Sarah will be teaching the Multi-Age and Pre-K class. She graduated from ASU with a degree in Psychology and Sociology. She will not only teach classes here at the CSL but be the Research Liaison to the Psychology Department.  In her free time, Sarah is working on completeing her Masters degree in Educational Psychology.

Neli Nikolov - Teacher

Neli will be teaching both Three-Year-Old classes and the afternoon Two-Three class.  She has a Master’s Degree in Teaching Russian Literature & Language with a minor in Early Childhood Education. She has worked with children in a variety of settings for the past 15 years. We consider her our “Earth Mama” and Science Lady Extraordinaire! This is Neli’s fourth year.