FPG Researchers
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| Senior Scientist | Knowledge Base |
| Bailey, Don, Emeritus | |
| Blase, Karen | Implementation practice and science; Child development; Organizational change; Applied behavior analysis; Child Welfare |
| Bryant, Donna | 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 | 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 | Developing and evaluating a model of RTI for pre-k called Recognition and Response; early language/literacy and math; Early education for Latino English language learners; Early childhood inclusion; Innovative models and resources for professional development in early childhood as part of two national centers (e.g., consultation, communities of practice); program evaluation; |
| Campbell, Frances | 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; Issues surrounding securing informed consent from vulnerable groups recruited for research. |
| Clifford, Richard | 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 | 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. |
| Fixsen, Dean | Development of the science and practice of implementation; Development and evaluation of implementation, organizational change, and system transformation strategies and methods in human services and education; Development of strategies for improving policy making in education and human service systems; Development of state and national policies in support of implementation of evidence-based programs and other innovations with fidelity and good outcomes for the intended beneficiaries; Applied research |
| Gallagher, James, Emeritus | Education of exceptional children; Policy studies in early childhood; Education of gifted students |
| Odom, Sam | 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 | 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 | 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; Collaboration for school reform Inquiry based change in schools; PreK-3 issues; PreK-3 design; Focus on vulnerable children |
| Skinner, Debra | 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) |
| Wesley, Patricia | Early childhood inclusion; consultation; communities of practice, evidence-based practice; technical assistance in child care programs |
| Winton, Pamela | 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 |
| Scientist | Knowledge Base |
| Castro, Dina | Early childhood care and education for dual language learners; Second language acquisition and assessment of young dual language learners; Program policies and practices related to educating young Latino children; Child care choices among Latino families; Addressing diversity in early childhood education; Family involvement in early education and intervention. |
| Cox, Ann | Interdisciplinary collaboration; Children with special health care needs; Developmental Disabilities |
| Cryer, Debby | 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 |
| Early, Diane | State-funded pre-k; Early childhood teacher preparation, kindergarten transitions; Parent/school relations; Research methodology |
| Goldman, Barbara | Development of cognitive and social skills in infants and young children with and without disabilities. Assessment of early learning and memory via standardized tests and a variety of alternative assessments, including classical and operant conditioning. Peer interaction and friendships in very young children with and without disabilities, especially in inclusive environments. Mother-infant interaction with infants who are typical and those with handicapping conditions or life-threatening medical conditions. Professional development and personnel preparation in fostering the development of conversational and interactional skills in infants and young children, including those with disabilities. Early nutrition and development. Methods to improve multiple aspects of the informed consent process. |
| Harms, Thelma, Emeritus | Assessing the quality of early educational settings; Teacher and parent education; Early childhood curriculum policy related to early childhood education. |
| Kahn, Lynne | evaluation; system evaluation; child outcome evaluation; system change; TA design and evaluation |
| Maxwell, Kelly | Evaluation of state quality improvement rating systems and other early childhood initiatives; School readiness; Prekindergarten; Developmentally appropriate practices in preschool and the early elementary grades |
| Metz, Allison | |
| Pungello, Elizabeth | Long term outcomes of early educational intervention for children at high-risk for poor cognitive outcomes; Child care and family influences on cognitive development, language development, and academic achievement; Why and how parents search for and select child care |
| Scarborough, Anita | National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study; Developmental needs of maltreated infants and toddlers; Classification of disability |
| Willoughby, Michael | Developmental psychopathology - especially the developmental causes, course, and consequences of the disruptive behavior disorders (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant/Conduct Disorder). Quantitative methodology - especially structural equation modeling, longitudinal data analysis, psychometrics, and the difficulty of making causal inferences when using observational designs. |
| Winn, Donna-Marie | Program development (parenting, mentoring, character development)and supervision; Multi-site project administration; Behavioral and academic problems/juvenile delinquency prevention; Intimate relationship patterns and preventive interventions; Race and ethnicity issues(African and African-Americans); Qualitative data analysis and coding |
| Investigator | Knowledge Base |
| Boyd, Brian | Autism spectrum disorders, Behavioral interventions, Child development, Early intervention and childhood special education, Ritualistic repetitive behaviors in autism |
| Catlett, Camille | 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. |
| Dennis, Brenda | Early childhood inclusion; Healthy social emotional development of young children; Positive behavior support for preschoolers; Collaborative consultation; Training adults |
| Duda, Michelle | Implementation Science; Applied Research; Single Subject Design Methodology; Early Childhood Special Education; Positive Behavior Support; Early Intervention. |
| Field, Sam | Statistical Methodology |
| Frome, Pamela | Program evaluation; academic achievement; issues of gender and race/ethnicity in education; longitudinal research; developmental changes in self-concept; quantitative analysis of education data |
| Garrett-Peters, Patricia | parental socialization of emotion; socioemotional development; poverty; ethnicity; school readiness |
| Gillanders, Cristina | Emergent literacy; Bilingualism; Early childhood education of Latino children; Minority parents' beliefs and practices;Diversity |
| Ginsberg, Marnie | Literacy; professional development |
| Hedrick, Amy | The development of memory in early childhood; Parent-child interactions; The transition to school, particularly the intersection between home and classroom contexts; Multi-method approaches to developmental inquiry, including longitudinal and experimental methods and analysis. |
| Howard, Lionel | Gender, race, and identity development in Black youth. |
| Hume, Kara | Broad range of classroom and home-based intervention strategies for young children, school-age children, and adolescents with developmental disabilities; Professional development and implementation support for teachers of students with ASD |
| Iruka, Iheoma | Parenting processes, including sensitive and intrusive parenting, parent involvement, efficacy, and provision of learning environment; School readiness, particularly low-income and ethnic minorities; Home and child care/preschool environment, ethnic minority and low-income child and families |
| Kainz, Kirsten | Quantitative analysis of education data; Early childhood education policy; Elementary education policy; Child development. |
| Kupersmidt, Janis | Psychology |
| Luken, Karen | Health disparities; Access to health care and health promotion opportunities for persons with disabilities; Accessibility and inclusion |
| Malloy, William | School Reform; Student Resiliency; Learning Communities; School Transitions; Special Education; Educational Leadership |
| Martin, Gary | Pragmatic language in children with intellectual disability and autism; perseveration in children; the effects of autism status on language and communication in children with fragile X syndrome |
| McBee, Matthew | Quantitative analysis of education data; power analysis; latent variable models; simulations; measurement; gifted education policy; gifted identification issues |
| McKinney, Marvin | |
| Naoom, Sandra | |
| Neal, Patrice | Outcomes/Family Outcomes/Child Outcomes/Measurement of Outcomes; Early Intervention; Early Childhood Leadership/Leadership Development; Family-Centered Practice; Interagency Collaboration; Systems Change; Early Childhood Policy |
| Neitzel, Jennifer | Children with autism spectrum disorders and their families; Designing and implementing curriculum and instruction for this population |
| Poe, Michele | Statistical Research Analysis; Neuroimaging analysis techniques; Small sample statistics; Development of children with Lysosomal Storage Disorders |
| Schaaf, Jennifer | Memory and cognitive development; Evaluation of early education programs for at-risk children; Child eyewitness testimony; Cognitive skills in children with FXS. |
| Sideris, John | Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis; Structural Equation Modeling; Item Response Theory; Linear Modeling of Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Data; Education and Early Childcare Policy; Program Evaluation |
| Tien, Hsiao-Chuan | Generalized Linear Model, Survival Analysis, Longitudinal Data Analysis |
| Van Dyke, Melissa | Science and practice of implementation; Systems Change; Content expertise in child welfare, juvenile justice, and mental health interventions |
| Voegler-Lee, Mary Ellen | Social-Emotional & Behavioral Interventions; Issues in Intervention Implementation; Measurement of Social-Emotional Functioning |
| Wirth, Robert | Psychometrics; Item Factor Analysis (item response theory & discrete indicator factor analysis); Structural Equation Modeling; Growth Modeling |
| Yazejian, Noreen | Quality of practices in child care and effects on children's development; Evaluation of early childhood initiatives; Early childhood literacy development and classroom practices |
| Zeisel, Susan | Otitis Media; Development of African American Children; Health issues related to child care; Development of health beliefs in children; Parent child Interactions |
| Fellow | Knowledge Base |
| Baranek, Grace | Autism and related developmental disabilities |
| Boone, Harriet | Assessment and educational programming for young children with disabilities |
| Cox, Martha | Family processes and child development; Marital and parenting processes; Transition to parenthood; Effects of early child care on child and family outcomes; Collaboration of family and school in child outcomes at middle childhood; Effects of poverty on children and families |
| Crais, Elizabeth | Speech-Language pathology; Communication development and disorders in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers; Gesture development in children with typical and atypical skills; Working with families and teams in early intervention |
| Henry, Gary | |
| Hooper, Stephen | Psychology |
| Knotek, Steve | |
| Kotch, Jonathan | Child health services; Child health policy; Health and safety of children in child care; Injury prevention; Child abuse and neglect |
| Leousis, Peter | Public policy; Human services; Welfare reform; Leadership. |
| Losh, Molly | Autism; Fragile X syndrome; Language disorders; Genetic and neuropsychological underpinnings of language |
| Marcus, Lee | Autism Research |
| Ornstein, Peter | Cognitive Development; Development of Memory and Learning |
| Palsha, Sharon | Early childhood inclusion; Consultation models; Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education; Staffing issues in early intervention |
| Piven, Joseph | Psychiatry, Neurodevelopmental disorders |
| Reznick, Steve | Infant and toddler cognitive development with a particular focus on memory and attention and on the cognitive development of infants who will eventually receive a diagnosis of autism. |
| Roush, Jackson | Pediatric audiology; Acoustic immittance measures; Infant hearing screening; Early intervention; Syndromes that affect hearing; Identification and intervention for infants with hearing loss; Families' perceptions of early intervention services for children with hearing loss |
| Simeonsson, Rune | Assessment and classification of disability; Surveillance and prevention; Evaluation of interventions |
| Sparling, Joseph | |
| Vernon-Feagans, Lynne | Early childhood; Language development; Otitis Media and development attention |
| Wasik, Barbara Hanna | Prevention and intervention programs for young children; Social and emotional development; Problem solving and coping skills; Home visiting; classroom interventions; Family literacy |
| Watson, Linda | Early characteristics of infants later diagnosed with autism; Early screening and diagnosis for autism spectrum disorders; Communication intervention with preschoolers with developmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorders; Early intervention programs and strategies for children with autism spectrum disorders; Attention and sensory processing in young children with autism spectrum disorders; Normal preschool communication development; Pragmatics, language & communication development of children with autism; Emergent literacy development in typically developing children and those with autism spectrum disorders |
| Zajac, David | |
| Zipper, Irene | Service coordination, Family support, Early intervention |
