Tag Archive: Spotlight

Dr. Joseph F.T. Nese was recently promoted to the rank of Research Associate Professor by the University of Oregon. Joe, who graduated in 2009 with a Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Maryland, initially came to work at BRT as an IES Post-Doctoral Fellow. His work was so impressive that he was offered full-time work as a Research Associate as soon as his Fellowship ended. In addition to being the Principal Investigator on an Institute of Education Sciences…
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Shawn Irvin Promoted to Research Assistant Professor June 2018 In recognition of his increased presence as a researcher with an independent line of research, P. Shawn Irvin, Ph.D., was recently promoted to the rank of Research Assistant Professor. Dr. Irvin first started working for Behavioral Research and Teaching (BRT) at the University of Oregon as a doctoral student, where he quickly took the lead on several large research projects. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon in 2015…
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Daniel Anderson Promoted to Research Assistant Professor June 2018 Daniel Anderson, Ph.D., has been a mainstay of the research team at Behavioral Research and Teaching since 2009, when he was hired as a Research Assistant soon after earning his Masters from the University of Oregon’s Educational Leadership program. Over the years, he has steadily progressed in both his expertise and his contributions not only to BRT but to the field of educational research more generally, moving from Research Assistant to…
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Daniel Anderson, Ph.D., Star Reviewer! March 2, 2018 BRT Research Associate Daniel Anderson, Ph.D., will be honored at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) for his outstanding service as a peer reviewer for the journal Educational Researcher. Dr. Anderson began working for Behavioral Research and Teaching soon after graduating with his Master’s degree from the University of Oregon in 2009 and has been an integral part of the BRT team ever since. He earned his…
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Huna Yim-Dockery to Complete her Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Internship at the Hawai‘i Psychology Internship Consortium March 1, 2018 Huna Yim-Dockery will be completing her Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) internship at the Hawai‘i Psychology Internship Consortium (HI-PIC). She will specifically be working with the Hawai‘i Department of Education, serving the West Hawai‘i school district in Kona, Big Island. She will be providing behavioral and mental health services (individual and group) to public…
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Celebrating 25 years at BRT February 8, 2018 On a fateful spring day in 1991, a mutual friend introduced me to Dr. Gerald Tindal. As luck would have it, I was in need of work and Jerry was in need of someone to do data collection. It was a chance meeting that would begin not only a great working relationship but blossom into a wonderful opportunity to be part of a new and growing team of researchers. Fast forward twenty-five…
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