IES Postdoctoral Fellows

The Institute established the Postdoctoral Research Training Program in the Education Sciences and the Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Special Education (Postdoctoral Training) to increase the supply of scientists who are prepared to conduct rigorous and relevant research addressing issues that are important to education leaders and practitioners and to advance knowledge and theory in education and special education. The specific intent of these programs is to prepare researchers to be able to conduct the type of research that the Institute funds including the preparation of competitive proposals that address relevant education and special education topics and meet the methodological requirements specified for the Institute's research grant competitions.

The current IES Postdoctoral Fellows are featured below, along with their recent CV, primary area of research, and research focus.

IES encourages its postdoctoral fellows to use this page to network with other fellows and meeting participants. Other meeting participants can also use this page to network with the fellows and discuss potential future career opportunities or directions.

Name	View Bio/CV	Primary Area of Research	Focus Areas
Barbieri, Christina University of Delaware Grant #: R305B130012 Mentor: Nancy Jordan		Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning
Bengochea, Alain The Ohio State University Grant #: R305B120008 Mentor: Laura Justice		Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education; English Language Learners; Language Development; Literacy
Bishop, Crystal University of Florida Grant #: R324B120002 Mentor: James Algina		Applied Special Education Research	Early Childhood Education; Research Design/Methods; Students with Disabilities
Braithwaite, David Carnegie Mellon University Grant #: R305B100001 Mentor: Robert Siegler	View	Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning; Mathematics/Numeracy; Middle School/Junior High School
Dore, Rebecca University of Delaware Grant #: R305B130012 Mentor: Roberta Golinkoff	View	Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning; Early Childhood Education; Elementary School; Reading
Dorie, Vincent New York University Grant #: R305B120017 Mentor: Jennifer Hill		Research Methodology/Statistics	Bayesian Nonparametrics, Casual Inference, Sensitivity Analyses
Duncan, Robert University of California, Irvine Grant #: R305B120013 Mentor: Greg Duncan		Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education; Mathematics/Numeracy; Research Design/Methods; Social and Behavioral Development
Eiland, Michael University of Wisconsin, Madison Grant #: R305B130007 Mentor: Mitchell Nathan		Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education; Elementary School; Mathematics/Numeracy
Fonger, Nicole University of Wisconsin, Madison Grant #: R305B130007 Mentor: Amy Ellis, Eric Knuth	View	Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning; Education Technology; Mathematics/Numeracy
Foster, Matthew University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Grant #: R324B110007 Mentor: Jason L. Anthony		Applied Education Research	Assessment Development/Validation; Cognition and Student Learning; Mathematics/Numeracy; Students with Disabilities
Fyfe, Emily University of Wisconsin, Madison Grant #: R305B130007 Mentor: Mitchell Nathan	View	Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning; Early Childhood Education; Mathematics/Numeracy
Goble, Priscilla University of Virginia Grant #: R305B130013 Mentor: Robert Pianta		Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning; Early Childhood Education; Teacher Quality (Education, Preparation, etc.)
Gutiérrez, José University of Wisconsin, Madison Grant #: R305B130007 Mentor: Amy Ellis		Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning; Mathematics/Numeracy; Minority/Underserved Student Populations; Research Design/Methods
Hanselman, Paul Univeristy of California, Irvine Grant #: R305B120013 Mentor: Greg Duncan		Applied Education Research	Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership; Middle School/Junior High School; Research Design/Methods
January, Stacy-Ann University of Nebraska-Lincoln Grant #: R324B110001 Mentor: Kristin Duppong Hurley, Alexandra Trout		Applied Special Education Research	Families; Social and Behavioral Development; Students with Disabilities
Liu, Ran Carnegie Mellon University Grant #: R305B110003 Mentor: Kenneth Koedinger		Applied Education Research	Assessment Development/Validation; Cognition and Student Learning; Education Technology; Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement
Michelmore, Katherine University of Michigan Grant #: R305B110001 Mentor: Susan Dynarski, Brian Jacob		Research Methodology/Statistics	Education Policy, Finance, and Reform; Postsecondary Education; Data Analytics; Longitudinal Studies, Quasi-Experimental Studies
Miller, Emily University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Grant #: R305B100017 Mentor: Sarah Lubienski		Applied Education Research	Mathematics/Numeracy; Postsecondary Education
Mokrova, Irina University North Carolina at Chapel Hill Grant #: R305B100028 Mentor: Margaret Burchinal		Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education; Elementary School; Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement; Research Design/Methods
Penner, Emily Stanford University Grant #: R305B130017 Mentor: Susanna Loeb, Thomas Dee		Applied Education Research	Education Leadership (e.g., Principals); Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership; Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement; Teacher Quality (Education, Preparation, etc.)
Petre, Melinda University of California, Irvine Grant #: R305B120013 Mentor: Greg Duncan	View	Applied Education Research	Postsecondary Education
Polignano, Joy University of Florida Grant #: R324B120002 Mentor: Patricia Snyder, Maureen Conroy		Applied Special Education Research	Assessment Development/Validation; Early Childhood Education; Mathematics/Numeracy; Social and Behavioral Development
Resnick, Ilyse University of Delaware Grant #: R305B130012 Mentor: Nancy Jordan, Roberta Golinkoff, Henry May		Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning; Mathematics/Numeracy; Research Design/Methods; Science
Rochmes, Jane Stanford University Grant #: R305B130017 Mentor: Susanna Loeb, Sean Reardon		Applied Education Research	Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership; Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement; Teacher Quality (Education, Preparation, etc.)
Rosinger, Kelly University of Virginia Grant #: R305B130013 Mentor: Benjamin Castleman		Applied Education Research	Postsecondary Education
Sandilos, Lia University of Virginia Grant #: R305B130013 Mentor: Sara Rimm-Kaufman		Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education; Elementary School; Teacher Quality (Education, Preparation, etc.)
Schachter, Rachel The Ohio State University Grant #: R305B120008 Mentor: Shayne Piasta		Applied Education Research	Adult Education/Adult Learners; Early Childhood Education; Literacy; Teacher Quality (Education, Preparation, etc.)
Schnitz, Alana University of Kansas Grant #: R324A120004 Mentor: Charlie Greenwood		Applied Special Education Research	Early Childhood Education; Families; Social and Behavioral Development; Teacher Quality (Education, Preparation, etc.)
Smith, Anna University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Grant #: R305B110008 Mentor: William Cope		Applied Education Research	Education Technology; Literacy; Reading; Writing
Tsai, Shu-Fei University of Kansas Grant #: R324B120004 Mentor: Charlie Greenwood, Judy Carta	View	Applied Special Education Research	Early Childhood Education; Social and Behavioral Development; Students with Disabilities; Teacher Quality (Education, Preparation, etc.)
VanHoudnos, Nathan Northwestern University Grant #: R305B100027 Mentor: Larry Hedges		Research Methodology/Statistics	Meta-analysis of Incorrectly Analyzed Studies, Statistical Disclosure Control, Effect Size Estimation, Bayesian Statistics
Waite, Anisah University of Virginia Grant #: R305B130013 Mentor: James Wyckoff		Applied Education Research	Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership; Research Design/Methods; Teacher Quality (Education, Preparation, etc.)