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NICHD SECCYD Investigators

Study Investigators

Steering Committee Chair

Willard W. Hartup, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Phone: (612) 624-9805
E-mail: hartup@tc.umn.edu

Study Investigators: Listed by Site

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

James A. Griffin, Ph.D.
Director, Early Learning and School Readiness Program
Child Development & Behavior Branch, NICHD
(301) 435-2307
griffinj@mail.nih.gov

Data Coordination Center
RTI International

A. Vijaya Rao, Ph.D.
RTI International
Principal Investigator
Phone: (919) 541-6374
E-mail: rao@rti.org

Bonnie Knoke, M.S.
RTI International
Co-Principal Investigator
Phone: (919) 541-7075
E-mail: knoke@rti.org

Peg Burchinal, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, FPG Institute
Co-Principal Investigator
Working with RTI International
Phone: (919) 966-5059
E-mail: burchinal@unc.edu

Data Collection Sites
Temple University

Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Phone: (215) 204-7485
E-mail: lds@temple.edu

Marsha Weinraub, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Phone: (215) 204-7183
E-mail: Marsha.weinraub@temple.edu

University of Arkansas at Little Rock


Robert Bradley, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Principal Investigator
Phone: (501) 569-3422
E-mail: rhbradley@ualr.edu

Robert Crosnoe, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
Co-Principal Investigator
Working with University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Phone: (512) 232-6340
E-mail: crosnoe@mail.la.utexas.edu

Philip Nader, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Co-Principal Investigator
Working with University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Phone: (619) 681-0688
E-mail: pnader@ucsd.edu
   
             University of California, Irvine

Alison Clarke-Stewart, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Principal Investigator
Phone: (949) 824-7191
E-mail: acstewar@uci.edu

Elizabeth Cauffman, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Co-Principal Investigator
Phone: (949) 824-4075
E-mail: cauffman@uci.edu

Ross Parke, Ph.D.
University of California, Riverside
Co-Principal Investigator
Working with University of California, Irvine
Phone: (951) 827-4144
E-mail: ross.parke@ucr.edu
   
             University of Kansas

Marion O'Brien, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Principal Investigator
Working with the University of Kansas
Phone: (336) 256-0527
E-mail: m_obrien@uncg.edu

Elizabeth Susman, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
Co-Principal Investigator
Working with University of Kansas
Phone: (814) 863-2281
E-mail: esusman@psu.edu
   
             University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Martha Cox, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Principal Investigator
Phone: (919) 966-3509
E-mail: martha_cox@unc.edu

Vonnie McLoyd, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Co-Principal Investigator
Phone: (919) 962-4134
E-mail: vmcloyd@email.unc.edu
   
             University of Pittsburgh

Susan B. Campbell, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Principal Investigator
Phone: (412) 624-8792
E-mail: sbcamp+@pitt.edu

Celia Brownell, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Co-Principal Investigator
Phone: (412) 624-4510
E-mail: brownell+@pitt.edu

Jay Belsky, Ph.D.
Birkbeck College, University of London
Co-Principal Investigator
Working with the University of Pittsburgh
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7079 0835
E-mail: j.belsky@psychology.bbk.ac.uk
            
             University of Virginia

Robert Pianta, Ph.D.
University of Virginia
Principal Investigator
Phone: (434) 243-5483
E-mail: rcp4p@virginia.edu

Fred Morrison, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Co-Principal Investigator
Working with University of Virginia
Phone: (734) 763-2214
E-mail: fjmorris@umich.edu

Daniel P. Keating, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Co-Principal Investigator
Working with University of Virginia
Phone: (734) 764-2443
E-mail: keatingd@umich.edu
   
             University of Washington

Cathryn Booth-LaForce, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Phone: (206) 543-8074
E-mail: ibcb@u.washington.edu

Susan Spieker, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Co-Principal Investigator
Phone: (206) 543-8453
E-mail: spieker@u.washington.edu

Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Co-Principal Investigator
Working with University of Washington
Phone: (415) 502-4967
E-mail: yafa@itsa.ucsf.edu
   
             University of Wisconsin at Madison

Deborah Lowe Vandell, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Principal Investigator
Phone: (608) 263-1902
E-mail: dvandell@wisc.edu

Margaret Tresch Owen, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Dallas
Co-Principal Investigator
Working with the University of Wisconsin at Madison
Phone: (972) 883-6876
E-mail: mowen@utdallas.edu

Glenn I. Roisman, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Co-Principal Investigator
Working with University of Wisconsin at Madison
Phone: (217) 333-1529
E-mail: roisman@s.psych.uiuc.edu
  
             Wellesley College

Kathleen McCartney, Ph.D.
Harvard University
Principal Investigator
Working with Wellesley College
Phone: (617) 496-1182
E-mail: kathleen_mccartney@harvard.edu

Tama Leventhal, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Co-Principal Investigator
Working with Wellesley College
Phone: (410) 516-4020
E-mail: tleventhal@jhu.edu

Advisory Board

  • Andrew Collins, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Chair
  • Roger Bakeman, Ph.D., Georgia State University
  • Deborah L. Vietze, Ph.D., City University of New York
  • Henry N. Ricciuti, Ph.D., Cornell University
  • Bruce Shapiro, Ph.D., Kennedy-Krieger Institute

Past NICHD Project Scientist/Scientific Coordinator

  • Sarah L. Friedman, Ph.D., 1989-2006

Past Steering Committee Chairs

  • Lewis P. Lipsitt, Ph.D., Brown University, Chair 1993-1998
  • Bettye Caldwell, Ph.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Chair 1991-1993
  • Henry N. Ricciuti, Ph.D., Cornell University, Chair 1989-1991

Past Members of the Research Network

Virginia D. Allhusen, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase II - III
University of California at Irvine

Mark Appelbaum, Ph.D.
Methodologist, Phase I
University of California, San Diego

Bettye Caldwell, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase I - II
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Kaye Fendt, Ph.D.
Director of Data Center, Phase I
formerly with the NICHD

Ty Hartwell, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, Phase II - III
RTI International

Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase I - III
Temple University

Aletha Huston, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, Phase I
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase II - III
University of Texas at Austin

Elizabeth Jaeger, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase II - III
St. Joseph's College

Deborah Johnson, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase II - III
Michigan State University

Jean Kelly, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase II - III
University of Washington at Seattle

Nancy Marshall, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase I - III
Wellesley College

Chris Payne, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase II - III
University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Deborah Phillips, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase I - II
Georgetown University

Suzanne Randolph, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase II - III
University of Maryland, College Park

Wendy Wagner Robeson, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase II - III
Wellesley College

Carolyn Roy, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, Phase III
University of Kansas

Deborah Stipek, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Phase II
University of California at Los Angeles