UNC Developmental Psychology Program

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Developmental Alumni

Nikki Aikens , Ph.D.
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.
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.
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Areas of Research: Links: http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~NDRC/

Jennifer Coffman, Ph.D.
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.
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: Min is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Developmental Science. Links:

Laura Feagans Gould , Ph.D.
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Areas of Research: Links: http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/mh/

Cecily Hardaway , Ph.D.
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Areas of Research: Cecily's research interests include socioeconomic status, poverty, social mobility, and the intersection of race and class. Links:

C. Ryan Kinlaw, Ph.D.
Phone: 845-575-300 etx. 2853	Marist College Department of Psychology School of Social & Behavioral Sciences 3399 North Road Doughreepsie, NY 12601
Areas of Research: Ryan is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the School of Social Science and Behavioral Science at Marist College. His research interests include achievement motivation, school achievement, beliefs about ability, parental and teacher influences, and culture and schooling. Links: http://www.marist.edu/sbs/facviewer.html?vid=307

Roger Mills-Koonce, Ph.D.
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/

Ndidi Okeke , Ph.D.
Phone: 919-843-4303 Fax: 919-962-2537	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Psychology Campus Box 3270 Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Priscilla San Souci , Ph.D.
Phone: 404-712-8330 Fax:	Emory University 36 Eagle Row Atlanta, GA 30322
Areas of Research: Priscilla is currently a research associate int he Bauer Memory Lab at Emory University. Her research interests are in the emergence of and changes in children's memory, as studied from a developmental perspective. Links:

Noah Sasson , Ph.D.
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DJ Simons , Ph.D.
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Kelly A. Sutton, Ph.D.
	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

Dana Wood , Ph.D.
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Taniesha Woods , Ph.D.

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.

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