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
Anderson, Daniel University of Oregon Grant #: R305B110012 Mentor: Edward J. Kame'enui	View	Research Methodology/Statistics	Data Visualization, Educational Measurement, Statistical Programming, Value-Added Models
Ansari, Arya University of Virginia Grant #: R305B140026 Mentor: Robert Pianta		Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education, English Language Learners, Families
Barbieri, Christina University of Delaware Grant #: R305B130012 Mentor: Nancy Jordan	View	Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning, Mathematics/Numeracy, Middle School/Junior High School, Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement
Begolli, Kreshnik Temple University Grant #: R305B150014 Mentor: Julie Booth	View	Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning, Elementary School, Mathematics/Numeracy, Social and Behavioral Development
Bishop, Crystal University of Florida, Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies Grant #: R324B120002 Mentor: James Algina & Maureen Conroy		Applied Special Education Research	Early Childhood Education
Bustamante, Andres Temple University Grant #: R305B150014 Mentor: Annemarie Hindman and Katherine Hirsh-Pasek		Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education, Families, Language Development, Science
Cannon, Sarah University of Michigan Grant #: R305B110001 Mentor: Susan Dynarski		Applied Education Research	Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership, Mathematics/Numeracy, Secondary/High School, Teacher Quality (Education, Preparation, etc.)
Dore, Rebecca University of Delaware Grant #: R305B130012 Mentor: Roberta Golinkoff	View	Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning, Early Childhood Education, Reading
Duncan, Robert University of California, Irvine Grant #: R305B120013 Mentor: Greg Duncan	View	Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education, Research Design/Methods
Fellers, Lauren New York University Grant #: R305B120017 Mentor: Jennifer Hill		Research Methodology/Statistics	BART Methods, Causal Inference, Generalizability
Feuerstahler, Leah University of California, Berkeley Grant #: R305B110017 Mentor: Mark Wilson		Psychometrics	Bayesian Statistics, Item Response Theory, Model Identification
Fonger, Nicole University of Wisconsin-Madison Grant #: R305B130007 Mentor: Eric Knuth	View	Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning, Education Technology, Mathematics/Numeracy, Research Design/Methods
Foster, Matthew University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Grant #: R324B110007 Mentor: Jason L. Anthony		Applied Education Research	Assessment Development/Validation, Mathematics/Numeracy, Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement, Research Design/Methods
Gutierrez, Jose University of Wisconsin-Madison Grant #: R305B130007 Mentor: Mitch Nathan		Applied Education Research	Mathematics/Numeracy
Hallinen, Nicole Temple University Grant #: R305B150014 Mentor: Julie Booth & Nora Newcombe	View	Applied Education Research	Cognition and Student Learning, Education Technology, Mathematics/Numeracy, Science
Holmes, Shannon University of Missouri, Columbia Grant #: R305B150029 Mentor: Wendy Reinke		Applied Education Research	Elementary School, Families, Research Design/Methods, Social and Behavioral Development
Jean, Marshall Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research Grant #: R305B100028 Mentor: Larry Hedges		Applied Education Research	Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership, Research Design/Methods, Social and Behavioral Development
Latham, Scott Stanford University Grant #: R305B130017 Mentor: Sean Reardon	View	Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education, Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership
McMillan, Brianna Temple University Grant #: R305B150014 Mentor: Kathy Hirsh-Pasek		Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education, Families, Language Development
Petre, Melinda University of California, Irvine Grant #: R305B120013 Mentor: Greg Duncan	View	Applied Education Research	Postsecondary Education
Rochmes, Jane Stanford University Grant #: R305B130017 Mentor: Susanna Loeb	View	Applied Education Research	Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership, Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement, Teacher Quality
Rosinger, Kelly University of Virginia Grant #: R305B130013 Mentor: Benjamin Castleman	View	Applied Education Research	Postsecondary Education
Sandilos, Lia University of Virginia Grant #: R305B130013 Mentor: Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman		Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education, Elementary School, Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement, Teacher Quality (Education, Preparation, etc.)
Schnitz, Alana University of Kansas, Juniper Gardens Children's Project Grant #: R324B120004 Mentor: Charles Greenwood	View	Applied Special Education Research	Early Childhood Education, Families, Social and Behavioral Development, Teacher Quality (Education, Preparation, etc.)
Sinclair, James University of Missouri Grant #: R305B150029 Mentor: Wendy Reinke		Applied Education Research	Assessment Development/Validation, Secondary/High School, Social and Behavioral Development, Students with Disabilities