The Postdoctoral Education Research Training Program (PERT) has chosen the following 13 fellows to work with prominent education research mentors on pre-K-12 research:
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* Amy D. Bellmore, PhD
Mentor: Sandra Graham, PhD,
University of California, Los Angeles
Research: peer social competence, psychological adjustment and academic achievement

* Elise Cappella, PhD
Mentor: Marc Atkins, PhD,
University of Illinois at Chicago
Research: influence of academic goals and mental health on children's learning and behavior

* Mari Strand Cary, PhD
Mentor: David Klahr, PhD,
Carnegie Mellon University
Research: scientific reasoning skills

* Lisa M. Dinella, PhD
Mentor: Gary W. Ladd, EdD, Arizona State University
Research: classroom behavior patterns

* Gwen A. Frishkoff, PhD
Mentor: Charles A. Perfetti, PhD,
University of Pittsburgh
Research: reading development

* Bridget K. Hamre, PhD
Mentor: Robert C. Pianta, PhD,
University of Virginia
Research: early childhood education and teacher/classroom quality

* Maria D. LaRusso, EdDMentor: Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD,
University of Pennsylvania
Research: school-based positive psychology for youth curriculum

* Greta M. Massetti, PhD
Mentor: William E. Pelham Jr., PhD,
State University of New York at Buffalo
Research: academic predictors and outcomes for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

* Beth M. Phillips, PhD
Mentor: Joseph K. Torgesen, PhD,
Florida Center for Reading Research
Research: reading development

* Fredric J. Schreiber, PhD
Mentor: Susan A. Brady, PhD,
Haskins Laboratories/University of Rhode Island
Research: reading development

* Amy B. Silverman, PhD
Mentor: Gary D. Gottfredson, PhD,
University of Maryland
Research: school-based social and character development curriculum

* Heather K. Warren, PhD
Mentor: Mark T. Greenberg, PhD,
Pennsylvania State University
Research: early childhood education; social and cognitive development

* Sasha Yampolsky, PhD
Mentor: Maryanne Wolf, EdD, Tufts University
Research: reading development

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