FPG Experts

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Barbarin, Oscar , BA, MA, MS, Ph.D.
Fellow, Preyer Distinguished Professor for Strengthening Families
Preyer Distinguished Professor / School of Social Work
Areas of expertise: Diversity
Other specific expertise: Social Risks and Child Development, Poverty, Emotional Regulation, Developmeent of African American and Latino children; mental health, Family Functioning
Boyd, Brian , Ph.D.
Investigator
N/A
Other specific expertise: autism spectrum disorders, behavioral interventions, child development, early intervention and childhood special education, ritualistic repetitive behaviors in autism
Bryant, Donna , Ph.D.
Associate Director of FPG and Senior Scientist
Research Professor / Education
Areas of expertise: Pre-Kindergarten; Professional Development; Program Evaluation
Other specific expertise: Preschool, child care, and early intervention/prevention programs; child and family outcomes associated with Head Start; social-emotional development in the preschool years; professional development to improve quality and effectiveness of early childhood programs; evaluation, particulary comprehensive community/state initiatives
Burchinal, Margaret , Ph.D.
Senior Scientist and Director of Data Management Core
Research Professor / Psychology
Areas of expertise: Child Care Quality
Other specific expertise: Statistical models, especially for longitudinal data; effects of child care on cognitive, academic, and social development; family and school predictors of children's development outcomes for at-risk children
Buysse, Virginia , Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Research Associate Professor / School of Education
Areas of expertise: Children with Special Needs; Evidence-based Practice; Inclusion
Other specific expertise: Early intervening services for pre-kindergartners at risk for LD(Recognition and Response); Early education for Latino English language learners; Early childhood inclusion; Friendship and peer acceptance of preschoolers; consultation and collaboration strategies; program evaluation; professional development
Campbell, Frances , Ph.D.
Senior Scientist Emerita
Other specific expertise: Long-term outcomes of early educational intervention for poverty children; cognitive development; young adulthood; effects of poverty; school performance of poverty children; adult adaptation; parenting
Castro, Dina , M.P.H., Ph.D.
Scientist
Research Associate Professor / School of Education
Areas of expertise: Diversity
Other specific expertise: Early childhood education for dual language learners; second language acquisition in young children; program policies and teacher practices related to educating young Latino children and families; addressing diversity in early childhood education; family involvement in early education and intervention.
Catlett, Camille , M.A.
Investigator
Investigator / FPG Child Development Institute
Other specific expertise: Preservice and inservice instructional design, delivery and evaluation; early childhood and early intervention professional development systems; Engaging and supporting family members as instructional partners; Promoting collaboration between early childhood and early intervention partners; Reflecting cultural, linguistic and ability diversity in teaching, training and daily practice
Clifford, Richard , Ph.D.
Senior Scientist Emeritus
Areas of expertise: Child Care Quality; FirstSchool; Pre-Kindergarten
Other specific expertise: Assessing the quality of early educational settings; financing programs and services for young children and families; prekindergarten program design and functioning; Governance of early childhood programs; child and family policies
Coleman, Mary Ruth , Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Reseach Associate Professor / School of Education
Areas of expertise: Academically Gifted; Learning Disabilities
Other specific expertise: Early recognition and nurturing of potential in kindergarten through third grade students (focus on children from culturally/linguistically diverse and economically disadvantaged families); differentiation to meet the learning needs of students with exceptionalities (learning disabilities and gifted); national & state policies and the change process in special education; personnel preparation for classroom teachers in meeting the needs of exceptional learners. Preparation of Pre- service and In-service teachers to meet the needs of students with learning problems. The early recognition of children who may have learning disabilities.
Cryer, Debby , Ph.D.
Areas of expertise: Child Care Quality; Curriculum Development
Other specific expertise: Defining and assessing the quality of early care and education settings for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers; parent and professional perspectives on quality early childhood programming; international comparisons of child care and education quality
Gallagher, James , Ph.D.
Senior Scientist Emeritus
Kenan Professor Emeritus / Education
Areas of expertise: Early Childhood Policy
Other specific expertise: Education of exceptional children; policy studies in early childhood; education of gifted students
Harbin, Gloria , Ph.D.
Senior Scientist Emerita
Research Associate Professor / School of Education
Areas of expertise: Early Childhood Policy
Other specific expertise: Public policy research; policy implementation research regarding services for diverse young children with, or at risk of disabilities and their families; services coordination and integration; service coordination typologies; defining service eligibility; service delivery models; program organization and infrastructure; leadership; developing comprehensive and coordinated service systems; family-service provider relationships; measuring child and family outcomes; developing accountability systems
Harms, Thelma , Ph.D.
Research Professor / Education
Areas of expertise: Child Care Quality; Curriculum Development
Other specific expertise: Assessing the quality of early educational settings, teacher and parent education, early childhood curriculum policy related to early childhood education.
Hatton, Deborah , Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Research Associate Professor / School of Education
Areas of expertise: Autism; Fragile X Syndrome
Other specific expertise: Fragile X syndrome; autism; visual impairment and blindness; child development; longitudinal research; temperament and challenging behavior
Maxwell, Kelly , Ph.D.
Scientist
Clinical Assistant Professor / Education
Areas of expertise: FirstSchool; Pre-Kindergarten
Other specific expertise: School readiness; prekindergarten; developmentally appropriate practices in preschool and the early elementary grades
Odom, Sam , Ph.D.
Director of FPG
Professor / School of Education
Areas of expertise: Autism; Children with Special Needs; Inclusion
Other specific expertise: Early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder; preschool inclusion; research methodology and evidence-based practices; peer relationships; children social competence; school readiness; ethnic and research with young children; international approaches to early intervention.
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen , Ph.D.
Scientist
Research Associate Professor / School of Education
Areas of expertise: Child Care Quality; Professional Development; Program Evaluation
Other specific expertise: Longitudinal effects of child care experiences on children's development; quality of practices in child care centers, family child care, public preschool, and Head Start; evaluation of early childhood programs; family beliefs and practices
Ritchie, Sharon , ED.D
Senior Scientist
Still unknown / School of Education
Areas of expertise: FirstSchool
Other specific expertise: Observational research-early childhood and elementary classrooms Instrument development-for observations and program quality Teacher preparation-PK-high school, regular and special education Special education-emotionally disturbed, autistic children, attachment NAEYC accreditation Collaborationn for school reform
Roberts, Joanne , Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Professor & Research Professor in Pediatrics / Medical Allied Health Professions & Pediatrics
Areas of expertise: Child Health & Development; Fragile X Syndrome
Other specific expertise: Speech and language development of children with fragile X syndrome and Down syndrome; language and school success of African American children; effects of otitis media on language and learning;
Simeonsson, Rune , Ph.D.
FPG Fellow
Professor / Education
Areas of expertise: Children with Special Needs
Other specific expertise: Assessment and classification of disability; surveillance and prevention; evaluation of interventions
Skinner, Debra , Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Adjunct Associate Professor / Anthropology
Areas of expertise: Children Living in Poverty
Other specific expertise: Culture, families, & disability; poverty studies; sociocultural implications of genetic knowledge, technologies, and newborn screening; anthropological perspectives on child development; ethnographic and qualitative methods, anthropology of schooling, South Asian anthropology (Nepal)
Sparling, Joseph , Ph.D.
Investigator
Areas of expertise: Curriculum Development
Vernon-Feagans, Lynne , Ph.D.
Fellow, William C. Friday Distinguished Professor
Professor / School Of Education
Areas of expertise: Children Living in Poverty; Early Literacy
Other specific expertise: Early Childhood Language development Otitis Media and development attention
Wasik, Barbara Hanna , Ph.D.
FPG Fellow
Professor / Education
Areas of expertise: Curriculum Development; Early Literacy
Other specific expertise: Prevention and intervention programs for young children; social and emotional development; problem solving and coping skills; home visiting; classroom interventions; family literacy
Wesley, Patricia , M.Ed.
Senior Scientist Emerita
Clinical Instructor / School of Education
Areas of expertise: Evidence-based Practice; Inclusion; Technical Assistance
Other specific expertise: Early childhood inclusion; consultation; communities of practice, evidence-based practice; technical assistance in child care programs
Winton, Pamela , Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Director of Outreach
Research Professor / Education
Areas of expertise: Children with Special Needs; Inclusion
Other specific expertise: professional development; personnel preparation in early childhood and early childhood intervention; knowledge utilization; systems change and research and practice connections; family-professional collaboration; diversity, disability and inclusion