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
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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
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Mari Strand Cary, PhD Mentor: David Klahr, PhD,Carnegie Mellon University Research: scientific reasoning skills
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Lisa M. Dinella, PhD Mentor: Gary W. Ladd, EdD, Arizona State University Research: classroom behavior patterns
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Gwen A. Frishkoff, PhD Mentor: Charles A. Perfetti, PhD,University of Pittsburgh Research: reading development
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Bridget K. Hamre, PhD Mentor: Robert C. Pianta, PhD,University of Virginia Research: early childhood education and teacher/classroom quality
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Maria D. LaRusso, EdD Mentor: Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD,University of Pennsylvania Research: school-based positive psychology for youth curriculum
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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
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Beth M. Phillips, PhD Mentor: Joseph K. Torgesen, PhD,Florida Center for Reading Research Research: reading development
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Fredric J. Schreiber, PhD Mentor: Susan A. Brady, PhD,Haskins Laboratories/University of Rhode Island Research: reading development
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Amy B. Silverman, PhD Mentor: Gary D. Gottfredson, PhD,University of Maryland Research: school-based social and character development curriculum
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Heather K. Warren, PhD Mentor: Mark T. Greenberg, PhD,Pennsylvania State University Research: early childhood education; social and cognitive development
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Sasha Yampolsky, PhD Mentor: Maryanne Wolf, EdD, Tufts University Research: reading development