Gary Bingham

Gary Bingham is a professor in the Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education at Georgia State University. He received his Ph.D. in child development and family studies from Purdue University. His research examines home and school factors that contribute to the academic achievement of culturally and linguistically diverse children. Specifically, his research seeks to discover how high-quality adult-child interactions (i.e., emotionally and instructionally sensitive interactions) within the home and at school influence young children’s literacy and language development. His research also examines factors that contribute to these high-quality adult-child interactions, particularly with regard to writing, reading and language facilitation.

In parallel with publishing scholarly articles on childhood development, Dr. Bingham is working with the EPIC Program on a Project Lab that engages undergraduate students in hands-on research through the Urban Child Studies Center.