Amber Friesen

Amber Friesen (she/her), PhD - Dr. Friesen is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Special Education, at San Francisco State University. Since joining SF State in 2012, her research has focused on promoting inclusive early childhood settings and strong family partnerships. With colleagues in early childhood, she co-created and is the co-coordinator of the Inclusive Early Childhood Practices Graduate Certificate. Dr. Friesen has been the principal investigator on two Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) grants, including a more recent interdisciplinary grant with speech language therapists.

Publications

Advancing Equity and Inclusion in Early Childhood Education
Advancing Equity and Inclusion in Early Childhood Education
Amber Friesen, Maryssa K. Mitsch, Karina Du. © 2024. 379 pages.
Amidst the positive impact of high-quality early childhood education on a child's education, health, and family outcomes, a pressing issue persists – major systemic societal...
Social Emotional Development and Early Childhood Mental Health: Special Education and Social Work Collaboration
Social Emotional Development and Early Childhood Mental Health: Special Education and Social Work Collaboration
Maryssa Kucskar Mitsch, Brett Collins, Amber Friesen, Jocelyn Clare Reyno Hermoso. © 2023. 27 pages.
This chapter describes Project Adversity and Resiliency Interventions for Social Emotional Development in Early Childhood (Project ARISE), a preservice interdisciplinary training...