She has extensive experience as a Head Start teacher, teacher trainer, mental health specialist and national consultant in promoting evidence-based, social-emotional practices with young children. Joseph is the principal investigator on two projects: the Head Start Center for Inclusion and the Childcare Quality & Early Learning Center for Research and Professional Development. She has presented at more than 100 conferences and workshops devoted to social-emotional practices and authored numerous articles and books related to young children's social, emotional and behavioral health. Joseph holds a Ph.D. in early childhood special education from the University of Washington.