Susan Bernheimer is an educator, researcher, and trainer on contemporary issues in early childhood education and was a member of the Human Development faculty at Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, California from 2001-2015. Dr. Bernheimer taught early childhood teacher preparation to impoverished college students for over ten years. She has presented her work at national and international conferences including: Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education, ACEI Global Summit on Childhood, and the Oxford Round Table. Bernheimer received her doctorate from Claremont Graduate University.