Rachel Berman received a B.A. Honours in History from Queen's University, a B.A. Honours Magna Cum Laude in Psychology from York University, her Masters of Arts in Human Development from the University of Connecticut, and her Ph.D from the University of Guelph in Family Studies. She joined the Faculty of Ryerson's School of Early Childhood Education in 2000. She is involved in the Ryerson Centre for Children, Youth and Family. In the 2008-2009 school year Rachel was the acting Director of the Graduate Program in Early Childhood Studies. Rachel was awarded a Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada grant, along with 4 others, for a research project on adolescents in military families. She has also received a research grant from the HRDC. She has been involved in numerous research projects.