About me
Elena P. Soukakou is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School Education, University of Roehampton, United Kingdom. She is also a visiting Professor at the Department of Early Childhood Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Dr. Soukakou has been working in the field of early childhood inclusion and special education for over 15 years as a researcher, early intervention specialist, and consultant in the United States, United Kingdom, and her home country, Greece. Her research and professional work focus on effective classroom practices that support inclusion in early childhood, quality assessment in inclusive programs, and models of professional development in early childhood. Dr. Soukakou is the author of the Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP), a classroom assessment measure designed to assess and support the quality of inclusive practices in early childhood settings. For her research and work on the ICP assessment system, Elena has been awarded in 2013 the Distinguished Early Career Award of the Early Education and Child Development Division of the American Education Research Association. Elena enjoys working collaboratively with students, researchers, practitioners, and leaders in the field to improve the quality of education and care for young children with disabilities and their families.
