Dr. Benavides has worked in the education field for nearly two decades in a multitude of capacities. This includes:
- directing a non-profit that supported family child care providers,
- serving as an early childhood education coordinator for a national organization,
- training educators and school administrators,
- teaching young children at a preschool,
- supporting kindergarten to 2nd graders as part of an early mental health initiative, and
- working with junior high and high school students in algebra and geometry classes, to name just a few!
Additionally, she has taught undergraduate and graduate students in both child development and psychology departments for the past 11 years. More of her experience in the educational field can be viewed on LinkedIn.