Meet Our Team


Principal InvestigatorDr. Kyong-Ah Kwon

Dr. Kyong-Ah Kwon, Associate Professor & Drusa B. Cable Endowed Chair in Education & Early Childhood Education at the University of Oklahoma.

Email Dr. Kwon at kkwon@ou.edu.

Co-Principal InvestigatorDr. Courtney Dewhirst

Dr. Courtney Dewhirst, Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education at the University of Oklahoma.

Email Dr. Dewhirst at cbeers@ou.edu.

Co-Principal InvestigatorDr. Brittany Hott

Dr. Brittany Hott, Associate Professor in Special Education at the University of Oklahoma and Associate Director of the Institute for Community and Society Transformation (ICAST).

Email Dr. Hott at bhott@ou.edu.

Co-InvestigatorDr. Erin Casey

Dr. Erin Casey, Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education at the University of Oklahoma.

Email Dr. Casey at ecasey@ou.edu.

Co-Investigator- Dr. Diane Horm

Dr. Diane Horm, Professor and GKFF Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education, and Director of the Early Childhood Education Institute (ECEI) at the University of Oklahoma.

Email Dr. Horm at dhorm@ou.edu.

Happy OU Project CoordinatorAshley Jones

Ashley Jones is the Project Coordinator for the Happy OU Project and handles the day-to-day management of the project.

Email Ashley at anjones@ou.edu.