Faculty and Staff

MICHELLE GRANTHAM-CASTON
DOCTORATE IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

Dr. Michelle Grantham-Caston serves as the Episcopal Lower School Assistant Division Head. Dr. Grantham-Caston earned a doctorate, master's and bachelor’s degree in curriculum and instruction, early childhood education from Louisiana State University. Before joining Episcopal, Dr. Grantham-Caston was the Director of the LSU Early Childhood Education Laboratory Preschool. She has been published in a variety of publications such as “Infant Mental Health Journal” and “A Journal of the International Literacy Association’s Language Experiences Special Interest Group.” Dr. Grantham-Caston has received grants from a variety of organizations, such as the Nora Roberts Foundation, Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Academic Distinction Fund. She is an adjunct faculty member of Baton Rouge Community College and an LSU instructor. Dr. Grantham-Caston has consulted and presented extensively regarding early childhood best practices. She is actively involved in her community, serving in various roles including on the Louisiana Early Learning and Development Standards Review Committee, on the Louisiana Department of Education Teacher Leader Advisory Committee and as an LSU Distinguished Communicator Review Panelist. Dr. Grantham-Caston is a member of the Child Care Association of Louisiana, the National Association for the Education of Young Children and  a Louisiana Farm to School member.