Larry Edelman, B.S. Child Development, University of Pittsburgh; M.S., Child Development, University of Pittsburgh

Since 1995 Larry has been a Senior Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He currently serves as Director of Dissemination for JFK Partners and is one of the primary Instructors for the Interdisciplinary Training Program. As an ongoing consultant to the Colorado Department of Education and the California Department of Education's Desired Results access Project, he assists with the development of approaches to child outcome measurement, professional development, technical assistance, dissemination, and strategic communication.

For more than 35 years, Larry has worked with hundreds of public and private providers in the fields of early care and education, early intervention, health, education, developmental disabilities, family support, and other human services, as well as with parent and advocacy organizations in more than 45 states and abroad. He has written, edited, and produced a wide variety of professional development programs, materials, and videos that have been adopted throughout the United States and internationally. Larry has contributed to initiatives related to early childhood supports and services, early childhood assessment, outcomes measurement systems, instructional design, the use of technology for professional development and technical assistance, group processes, strategic communication, and organizational change and development.