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Early Growth and Development Study

Meet Our Team

Meet the team behind the Early Growth and Development Study! Our investigators come from universities across the country to collaborate on EGDS. The staff primarily come from three universities: University of Oregon, Penn State University, and The George Washington University. Learn more about everyone’s role in EGDS and their research interests.

Principal Investigators

Leslie Leve, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
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Jenae Neiderhiser, Ph.D.
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
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Jody Ganiban, Ph.D.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
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Current Collaborators

Cecilia (Chang) Liu, Ph.D.
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Daniel Shaw, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
Dawn Witherspoon, Ph.D.
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Elizabeth Shirtcliff, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Gordon Harold, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Kristine Marceau, Ph.D.
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Lorah Dorn
Lorah Dorn, Ph.D.
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Misaki Natsuaki, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
Sy-Miin Chow, Ph.D.
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Yosef Bodovski
Yosef Bodovski
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

Distinguished Emeritx Investigators

David Reiss
YALE UNIVERSITY CHILD STUDY CENTER
Rand Conger
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

Investigator Alumni

Brendan Bohannan
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Dave DeGarmo
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Diane Mitchell
TEXAS A&M
Laura Scaramella
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Phillip A. Fisher, Ph.D.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Sam Simmens, Ph.D.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Sharon Lambert, Ph.D.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

In Memoriam

John Reid, Ph.D.
1940 – 2012
Remi Cadoret, M.D.
1928 – 2005
Xiaojia Ge, Ph.D.
1954 – 2009

Staff

Alex Lewis
Programmer
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Allison Mitchell
Project Coordinator/Recruiter/Interviewer
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Alyssa Rayhel, EMPA
Leve Research Lab Manager
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Amani Khan
Recruiter
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Amy Whitesel Ph.D.
Research Scientist
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Avery Turner
Project Coordinator
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Brian Carper
Programmer
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Bryce Dirks
Data Manager
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Chia-li Yu
Recruiter
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Debbie Pierson
Interviewer/Recruiter
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Denise Ford
Interviewer
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Jaimyn Emery
Recruiter
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Karenna Roest
Project Coordinator/Recruiter/Interviewer
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Kaylee Becker
Recruiter
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Kelly Wagner
Data Manager/Interviewer/Recruiter
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Kelsey Van Brocklin
Project Coordinator
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Sally Guyer
Research Analyst
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Seon “Eric” Lee
Recruiter
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Zhaoying Chen
Project Coordinator/Recruiter
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Trainees

Danielle Seay, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Diana Jenkins, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Lijun Li, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Tong Chen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Veronica Oro, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

Alumni

Brittany Spinner
Edgard Manuel-Sanchez
Hannah Tavalire
Kristen Hudy
Lue Williams
Mari Greecher
Milena Zambrano
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