Research Associates
Rusti Berent, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Children's Institute
(585) 458-2208 (ext. 15)
Dr. Berent's research interests include the study of how parents and children change as a result of their participation in community-based educational programs. In addition, she studies issues surrounding program evaluation and its use in documenting outcomes, improving programs, and making policy.
Hugh F. Crean, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Children's Institute
Assistant Professor (part-time), CSP
(585) 295-1000
Dr. Crean is interested in the evaluation of "Full-Service Schools" models of human services delivery systems. He is currently involved in the evaluation of four Rochester Middle Schools Wellness Projects, which involve the implementation of a full-service school model at each site. Academic and behavioral outcomes of students are examined.
Jody Todd Manly, Ph.D.
Clinical Director, Research Associate, Mt. Hope Family Center
Assistant Professor (part-time), CSP
(585) 275-2991
Dr. Manly has been involved in research and clinical intervention with maltreated children and their families for more than fifteen years. Her research interests broadly include various aspects of developmental psychopathology, with a particular emphasis on treatment evaluation for intervention with maltreated children, definitions of child maltreatment, risk and protective factors relating to school adaptation, familial violence, early childhood development, and trauma in childhood.
Shira May Peterson, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Children's Institute
Assistant Professor, part-time, CSP
(585) 295-1000 (ext. 233)
Dr. Peterson is an educational researcher whose interests include research in early childhood education, adult-child discourse, language environments in preschool, early literacy, and the role of language in cognition. She is currently involved in the evaluation of a mentorship program for early childhood educators.
Fred Rogosch, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate, Mt. Hope Family Center
Associate Professor, CSP
(585) 275-2991
Dr. Rogosch's research interests include developmental psychopathology, risk/protective processes, parenting, socio-emotional development, developmental pathways, resilience, and prevention.
Cheryl Wakslak, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology
Visiting Instructor, CSP
(585) 275-8724