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
Aitken, Angelique University of Nebraska-Lincoln Training Grant #: R324B160033 Mentor: Alexandra Trout		Applied Special Education Research	Families, Research Design/Methods, Students with Disabilities
Carroll, Kristen Vanderbilt University Training Grant #: R305B170009 Mentor: Ellen Goldring		Applied Education Research	Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership
Dixon, LaTanya Vanderbilt University Training Grant #: R305B170009 Mentor: Gary Henry		Applied Education Research	Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership, Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement, Science, Secondary/High School
El Mallah, Shereen University of Virginia Training Grant #: R305B170002 Mentor: Sara Rimm-Kaufman		Applied Education Research	Assessment Development/Validation, Middle School/Junior High School, Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement, Social and Behavioral Development
Farley, Jennifer University of Nebraska-Lincoln Training Grant #: R324B160033 Mentor: Kristin Duppong Hurley and Alex Trout		Applied Special Education Research	Families, Research Design/Methods, Students with Disabilities
Fleming, Christopher Prevention Science Institute, University of Oregon Training Grant #: R324B180001 Mentor: John Seeley		Research Methodology/Statistics
Gaias, Larissa University of Washington Training Grant #: R305B170021 Mentor: Michael Pullmann		Applied Education Research	Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership, Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement, Social and Behavioral Development, Teacher Quality (Preparation, Professional Development, etc.)
Hallinen, Nicole Temple University Training Grant #: R305B150014 Mentor: Julie Booth & Nora Newcombe	View	Applied Education Research	Cognition And Student Learning, Education Technology, Mathematics/Numeracy, Science
McCall, Chynna University of Missouri Training Grant #: R305B150028 Mentor: Wendy Reinke, Ph.D		Applied Education Research	Assessment Development/Validation, Cognition And Student Learning, Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement, Social and Behavioral Development
McIntyre, Nancy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hilll Training Grant #: R324B160038 Mentor: Kara Hume & Sam Odom	View	Applied Special Education Research	Cognition And Student Learning, Literacy, Reading, Students with Disabilities
McMillan, Brianna Temple University Training Grant #: R305B150014 Mentor: Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek		Applied Education Research	Cognition And Student Learning, Early Childhood Education, Language Development, Social and Behavioral Development
Morin, Kristi University of North Carolina at Chapel Hilll Training Grant #: R324B160038 Mentor: Kara Hume	View	Applied Special Education Research	Elementary School, Social and Behavioral Development, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Quality (Preparation, Professional Development, etc.)
Nelson, Jennifer Vanderbilt University Training Grant #: R305B170009 Mentor: Jason Grissom	View	Applied Education Research	Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership, Research Design/Methods, Secondary/High School
Nguyen, Tutrang University of Virginia Training Grant #: R305B170002 Mentor: Robert C. Pianta	View	Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education, Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership, Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement, Research Design/Methods
Nowell, Sallie University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Training Grant #: R324B160038 Mentor: Kara Hume		Applied Special Education Research	Assessment Development/Validation, Language Development, Social and Behavioral Development, Students with Disabilities
Shi, Ying Stanford University Training Grant #: R305B130017 Mentor: Sean Reardon		Applied Education Research	Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership, Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement, Research Design/Methods
Smith, Tyler University of Missouri Training Grant #: R305B150028 Mentor: Wendy M. Reinke		Applied Education Research	Families, Social and Behavioral Development, Teacher Quality (Preparation, Professional Development, etc.)
Timmer, Jennifer Vanderbilt University Training Grant #: R305B170009 Mentor: Jason Grissom		Applied Education Research	Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership, Minority/Underserved Populations Achievement, Research Design/Methods
Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria University of Michigan Training Grant #: R305B170015 Mentor: Christina Weiland & Brian Jacob	View	Applied Education Research	Early Childhood Education, English Language Learners, Families, Research Design/Methods
Zajic, Matthew University of Virginia Training Grant #: R324B180034 Mentor: Emily Solari	View	Applied Special Education Research	Literacy, Reading, Students with Disabilities, Writing