Shirlene Law

Human Devt. and Family Studies

Senior Lecturer

Shirlene Law

Contact Information

Office Location: Roosevelt, CB 144C
Phone: 435-722-1722
Email: shirlene.law@usu.edu
Additional Information:

Educational Background

MS, Education, University of Wisconsin-Stout, 1992
Thesis: Family Environments of Young Creatively and Intellectually Gifted Children
BS, Elementary Education, Utah State University, 1988
Other, General Education, Ricks College, 1987

Licensures & Certifications

LETRS Certification (Early Childhood), Utah State Office of Education and Lexia, 2024
Montessori Paraprofessional Certification, 2009
Early Childhood Education (Pre K-3), Utah State Board of Education, 2006
Elementary Education (1-8), 1988

Teaching Interests

Early childhood development, human development, teacher education, early childhood curriculum design and implementation, paraprofessional training

Research Interests

Developmentally appropriate practices, early childhood writing development, art in early childhood, preschool curriculum development, early childhood standards, teacher training

Awards

2018 HDFS Teacher of the Year, 2018

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

2017 Outstanding Faculty Member, 2017

Utah State University Uintah Basin

2013 Utah Early Childhood Teacher of the Year, 2013

Utah Early Childhood Conference Committee and Utah Association for the Education of Young Children


Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Other

    Newsletter

    • Law, S.C, (2016). Let's Get Writing. Utah Association for the Education of Young Children *
    • Law, S.C, (2014). Classroom Rules...For Teachers. *
    • Law, S.C, (2010). Meaningful Learning at All Ages. UAEYC Newsletter, 1.3. (2010). *

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Teaching

    FCHD 3510 - Infant/Toddler Lab,
    FCHD 4550 - Methods and Curriculum for Preschool Children,
    FCHD 4960 - Student Teaching in Preschool,
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS), Fall 2025
    HDFS 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Fall 2025
    HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Fall 2025
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS), Summer 2025
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS), Spring 2025
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS), Spring 2025
    HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Spring 2025
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS), Fall 2024
    HDFS 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2024
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2024
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2024
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2024
    HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Spring 2024
    TEAL 1001 - Professional Relationships, Spring 2024
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2023
    TEAL 1001 - Professional Relationships, Fall 2023
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2023
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2023
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2023
    HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Spring 2023
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2022
    TEAL 1001 - Professional Relationships, Fall 2022
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2022
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2022
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2022
    HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Spring 2022
    , Fall 2021
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2021
    TEAL 1001 - Professional Relationships, Fall 2021
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2021
    HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2021
    , Spring 2021
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2021
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2021
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2020
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2020
    HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2020
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2020
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2020
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2019
    HDFS 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Fall 2019
    HDFS 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2019
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2019
    HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2019
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2019
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2019
    HDFS 3550 - Infant Lab, Spring 2019
    HDFS 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Spring 2019
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2018
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2018
    HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2018
    HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2018
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2018
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2018
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2018
    FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Spring 2018
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2017
    FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2017
    FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2017
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2017
    FCHD 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2017
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2017
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2017
    FCHD 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Spring 2017
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2016
    FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2016
    FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2016
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2016
    FCHD 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2016
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2016
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2015
    FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Fall 2015
    FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2015
    FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2015
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2015
    FCHD 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2015
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2015
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2015
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2014
    FCHD 3550 - Infant Lab, Fall 2014
    FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Fall 2014
    FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2014
    FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2014
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2014
    FCHD 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2014
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2014
    FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Spring 2014
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2013
    FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2013
    FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2013
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2013
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2013
    FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Spring 2013
    FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Spring 2013
    FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Spring 2013
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2012
    FCHD 3550 - Infant Lab, Fall 2012
    FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Fall 2012
    FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2012
    FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2012
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2012
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2012
    FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Spring 2012
    FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Spring 2012
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2011
    FCHD 3550 - Infant Lab, Fall 2011
    FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Fall 2011
    FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2011
    FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2011
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2011
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2011
    FCHD 3550 - Infant Lab, Spring 2011
    FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Spring 2011
    FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2010
    FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2010
    FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2010