UNC Developmental Psychology Program

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Nikki Aikens , Ph.D.	Class of
Phone: 202-484-3090 Fax: 202-863-1763	Nikki L. Aikens, Ph.D. Early Childhood Researcher Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 550 Washington, D.C. 20024-2512
Areas of Research: Nikki is currently an Early Childhood Researcher at Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. in Washington, DC. She is working with Head Start and Early Head Start projects out of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Links: http://www.mathematica-mpr.com

Melissa A. Barnett , Ph.D.	Class of
Phone: Fax:	Melissa Barnett, Ph.D. Department of Psychology University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA 70148
Areas of Research: Melissa will begin as a post-doctoral fellow in August 2007, at the Department of Psychology at the University of New Orleans. Her research interests include early family processes and child socio-emotional outcomes in economically disadvantaged communities. Links: http://psyc.uno.edu

Deb Childress , Ph.D.	Class of
Phone: Fax:
Areas of Research: Links: http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~NDRC/

Jennifer Coffman, Ph.D.	Class of
Phone: 919-843-2401	Center for Developmental Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 100 East Franklin Street, Suite 200 CB# 8115 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8115
Areas of Research: Jennifer is currently an Associate Director for Research & Training at the Center for Developmental Science at UNC Chapel Hill. Links: http://www.cds.unc.edu/, http://www.unc.edu/depts/childmem/index.html

Min Deng , Ph.D.	Class of
Phone:	Center for Developmental Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 100 East Franklin Street, Suite 200 CB# 8115 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8115
Areas of Research: Links:

Laura Feagans Gould , Ph.D.	Class of
Phone: 410-955-0412 Fax: 410-962-9088	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Mental Health 624 North Broadway Baltimore, MD 21205-0412
Areas of Research: Laura is currently an Post Doctoral Fellow in Prevention Science in the Department of Mental Health in the School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Links: http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/mh/

C. Ryan Kinlaw, Ph.D.	Class of
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Roger Mills-Koonce, Ph.D.	Class of
Phone: 919-843-0438	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Center for Developmental Science 100 E. Franklin Street Campus Box 8115 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8115
Areas of Research: Roger is currently a Research Scientist at the Center for Developmental Science at UNC Chapel Hill. His research interests include risk, stress physiology and family processes among parents with young children. Links: http://www.cds.unc.edu/ or http://www.unc.edu/~rmk/

Noah Sasson , Ph.D.	Class of
Phone: 215-662-7389	Brain Behavior Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 3400 Spruce Street 10th Floor, Gates Bldg. Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Areas of Research:Noah is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Brain Behavior Center at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the development of social perception, both in typical populations and in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. Links: http://www.med.upenn.edu/bbl/

Kelly A. Sutton, Ph.D.	Class of
	J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center 300 Enola Rd. Morganton, NC 28655
Areas of Research: Kelly is currently a Staff Psychologist at J. Iverson Riddle Development Center. Links: www.jirdc.org

Taniesha Woods , Ph.D.

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Phone:202-334-2063

Fax: 202-334-1294

The National Academies Center for Education
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Areas of Research: Taniesha is a Senior Program Officer with The National Academies Center for Education. She is currently directing a study on early childhood mathematics.
Links: http://www.nationalacademies.org/

Cecelia R. Valrie, Ph.D.

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Phone:252-328-1381

Fax: 252-328-6283

East Carolina University
Department of Psychology
Rawl Building
Greenville, NC 27858-4353

Areas of Research: Cecelia is currently an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University. Her research interest focuses on the influence of psycho-physiological factors (e.g., stress and sleep) and socio-cultural factors (e.g., discrimination, race socialization, and race identity) on adaptation and development in children and adolescents, with a special focus on chronically ill children. .
Links: www.ecu.edu/psyc