Jun Ai

Jun Ai is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education and the Director of the Social-Emotional and Behavioral Learning Research Lab. Her research focuses on three lines of inquiry.
- First, utilize coaching to support teachers’ implementation of evidence-based practices to promote young children's social-emotional and behavioral health.
- Second, explore the processes and factors related to the implementation of multi-tiered positive behavior support in early care and education settings via the lenses of health equity and implementation science.
- Third, investigate the links among teacher social-emotional competence and wellbeing, teacher practices, and child social-emotional outcomes.

Jun’s research primarily involves quantitative analyses (e.g., single case research design, multilevel structural equation modeling) and mixed methods research designs.

She is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and worked as a preschool teacher and early interventionist for seven years before joining academia.