Center Members

Patricia Snyder, Ph.D.
Director, College of Education
patriciasnyder@coe.ufl.edu

Maureen Conroy, Ph.D.
Co-Director, College of Education
mconroy@coe.ufl.edu

Melissa Bright, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist
Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies
mbright@coe.ufl.edu

Stacy Ellis, Ph.D.
Baby Gator Child Development
and Research Center
smellis@ufl.edu

Matthew Gurka, Ph.D.
College of Medicine
matthewgurka@ufl.edu

Cynthia Johnson, Ph.D.
College of Public Health & Health Professions
johnsoncr@phhp.ufl.edu

Herman T. Knopf, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies
hknopf@ufl.edu

Mary McLean, Ph.D.
College of Education
marymclean@coe.ufl.edu

Brian Reichow, Ph.D.
College of Education
breichow@coe.ufl.edu

James Algina, Ed.D.
College of Education
algina@coe.ufl.edu

Marylou Behnke, M.D.
College of Medicine
behnkem@peds.ufl.edu

Fonda Davis Eyler, Ph.D.
College of Medicine
eylerfd@peds.ufl.edu

Crystal Bishop, Ph.D.
crowecd@coe.ufl.edu

Cinda Clark, Ph.D.
cindaclark.coe.ufl.edu

Darbianne Shannon, Ph.D.
shannon.darbi@ufl.edu

Aisha Sanchez-Rivas
Administrative Assistant
arivas@coe.ufl.edu

Mandi Shaffer, CRA
Research Administration Manager
ashaffer@coe.ufl.edu

Julie Lauderbaugh
Director of Communications
julie.lauderbaugh@gmail.com