Cynthia A. Wiltshire is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Wiltshire’s work examines the well-being of the early childhood care and education workforce. Specifically, her work investigates associations between teacher stress, caregiving responsibilities, and children's outcomes in socioemotional and cognitive development.

• American Educational Research Association Early Education and Chid Development Special Interest Group: Service Award (04/11/2024)
• American Educational Research Association Early Education and Child Development Special Interest Group: Travel Award - American Educational Research Association (02/03/2022)
• American Educational Research Association Brain, Neurosciences, and Education Special Interest Group: Service Award - American Educational Research Association (04/01/2021)

• EDD in Early Childhood Education, Teachers College Columbia University (2021)
• MS in Neuroscience and Education, Teachers College Columbia University (2017)
• MA in Childhood Education, New York University; Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, & Human Development (2006)
• BA in Biology, The University of Virginia (1997)

• Maternal Report and In Home Assessment of Screen Exposure and their Association with Sleep Quality and Language Development in 6-month-old Infants Frontiers (2025), Dayanara Sanchez, Aislinn S. , Cynthia A. Wiltshire, Kimberly G. Noble.
• Engendering Playful Purpose in Pre-Service Early Childhood Educator Preparation: Why Community-Engaged Courses Matter Education Science (2024), Cynthia A. Wiltshire, Robyn K. Pinilla, Heriberto J. Garcia.
• Benefits of the Getting Ready for School Intervention for Children’s School Readiness Skills Frontiers in Psychology (2024), Maria M. Castaner, Emily C. Merz, Cynthia A. Wiltshire, Samantha Melvin, Kimberly G. Noble, Helena Duch.
• Building Executive Function Skills Through Games: The Power of Playful Learning Young Children (2024), Cynthia A. Wiltshire, Molly E. Scott.
• Review of Child Care Justice: Transforming the System of Care for Young Children The Teachers College Record (2023), Cynthia A. Wiltshire.

• Early Childhood Education Teacher Well-Being: Psychological and Physiological Stress Along the U.S.-Mexico Border (2025), Volume New Haven, CT, Cynthia A. Wiltshire.
• Physiological and Psychological Stress: Fully measuring teacher well-being (2024), Cynthia A. Wiltshire.
• Understanding Teacher Stress from a Psychological and Physiological Perspective (2024), Volume Charlotte, NC, Christopher J. McCarthy, Richard G. Lambert, Cynthia A. Wiltshire, Caroline H. Weppner, William Glynn, Camryn Trevino, Trisha Miller, Teresa Tian.
• Playful STEAM Learning in Early Childhood Education (2023), Volume Region 19 Service Center, Robyn K. Pinilla, Cynthia A. Wiltshire.
• Examining sources of familial challenges and support in under-resourced environments (2023), Volume San Marcos, TX, Mayew Quijas, Cynthia A. Wiltshire, Asana Okocha, Casey Lew-Williams, Christine E. Potter.

• Institute of Education Sciences: Associations Between Mexican-American Early Childhood Education Workforce Stress and Mexican-American Child Executive Function and Vocabulary ($587,216)
• National Research Center for Hispanic Children & Families: Professional Development Grant for Early Career Faculty at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
• The University of Texas at El Paso University Research Institute: Characterizing Perceived and Physiological Early Childhood Education Teacher Stress