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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2023
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Refreshed 2026-08-08

Shelley McNally

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Executive Director of Education Programs

Also affiliated: University of Toledo (2016)

Faculty Researcher

4 h-index 9 pubs 142 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Shelley McNally's research focuses on early childhood development and education, with a particular emphasis on fostering competence in infants and toddlers. Her work includes investigating methods for developing music competence in young children at the Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center. McNally has also explored the creation of inclusive environments, such as playgrounds designed for infant and toddler development, and the importance of cultural competence within children's library services.

Her publications include "Creating a Culturally Competent Children’s Library" (2021), "An Inclusive Playground for Infant and Toddler Development" (2023), and "Fostering Infant and Toddler Music Competence at the Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center" (2023). McNally has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Donia Timby, Laura Herold, Jacqulyn D. Wiersma-Mosley, and Ellen Nathalie Mathews. Her scholarly output is marked by an h-index of 4 and 140 total citations across 9 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 9
  • Citations: 142

Selected Publications

  • An Inclusive Playground for Infant and Toddler Development (2023)
    Discovery The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences DOI OpenAlex
  • Fostering Infant and Toddler Music Competence at the Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center (2023)
    Discovery The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences DOI OpenAlex
  • Creating a Culturally Competent Children’s Library (2021)
    Discovery The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences DOI OpenAlex
  • Exploring the Reliability and Validity of the TechU-Q to Evaluate Device and Purpose Specific Screen Use in Preschool Children and Parents (2020)
    Journal of Child and Family Studies 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Intercultural competence among early childhood educators (2020)
    Discovery The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Teacher–child relationships make all the difference: constructing quality interactions in early childhood settings (2017)
    Early Child Development and Care 81 citations DOI OpenAlex

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