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2004-2005 APA/IES PERT Fellows

NOTE: The bios of each fellow listed below are in PDF format, and you need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your system to view them. If you don't have the Reader, you can download it for free from the Adobe website.

Amy D. Bellmore, Ph.D. [16kb]
Mentor: Sandra Graham, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Research: Peer social competence, psychological adjustment and academic achievement

Elise Cappella, Ph.D.
[16kb]
Mentor: Marc Atkins, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Research: Influence of academic goals and mental health on children's learning and behavior

Mari Strand Cary, Ph.D.
[15kb]
Mentor: David Klahr, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
Research: Learning processes; Scientific reasoning skills

Lisa M. Dinella, Ph.D.
[14kb]
Mentor: Gary W. Ladd, Ed.D., Arizona State University
Research: Peer relations, gender, education and psychosocial adjustment

Gwen A. Frishkoff, Ph.D.
[16kb]
Mentor: Charles A. Perfetti, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Research: Psycholinguistics; Cognitive Neuropsychology; Reading development

Bridget K. Hamre, Ph.D.
[15kb]
Mentor: Robert C. Pianta, Ph.D., University of Virginia
Research: Early childhood education and teacher/classroom quality

Maria D. LaRusso, Ed.D.
[15kb]
Mentor: J. Lawrence Aber, Ph.D., New York University
Research: The influence of school and classroom contexts on development

Greta M. Massetti, Ph.D.
[15kb]
Mentor: William E. Pelham Jr., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Research: Intervention for children with learning and behavioral problems

Beth M. Phillips, Ph.D.
[16kb]
Mentor: Joseph K. Torgesen, Ph.D., Florida Center for Reading Research
Research: Emergent literacy and early childhood development

Fredric J. Schreiber, Ph.D.
[16kb]
Mentor: Susan A. Brady, Ph.D., Haskins Laboratories/University of Rhode Island
Research: Reading development; Teacher professional development

Amy B. Silverman, Ph.D.
[17kb]
Mentor: Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., University of Maryland
Research: School-based social and character development

Heather K. Warren, Ph.D.
[18kb]
Mentor: Mark T. Greenberg, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Research: Literacy, social-emotional intervention

Sasha Yampolsky, Ph.D.
[15kb]
Mentor: Maryanne Wolf, Ed.D., Tufts University
Research: Literacy, Reading intervention

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