Curricula Vitae in Child Development Res. Center

Name	Personal Focus	Summary
Dr. Bryndle Bottoms Research Assistant Professor	early childhood education/special education, teacher workforce, research methodologies	Bryndle L. Bottoms, Ph.D., is a Research Assistant Professor in educational research and measurement in the College of Education, Child Development Research Center at the University of South Carolina. Her research interests include teacher working conditions, early childhood/special education interventions, and methodologies. Dr. Bottoms has experience in assessing young children (age 0-8) and leading research projects.
Brian Cartiff Research Assistant Professor		Brian Cartiff, Ph.D. is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Child Development Research Center, College of Education.
Svetlana Dmitrieva Research Assistant Professor		Svetlana Dmitrieva is a research assistant professor at the USC Child Development Research Center. She holds a Doctorate in Gifted Education from the University of Virginia. Her research interests include achievement motivation, gifted education in rural schools, and rural education more broadly.
Dr. Heather Smith Googe, PhD Research Associate Professor		Heather Smith Googe is a Research Associate at the Yvonne & Schuyler Moore Child Development Research Center at the University of South Carolina and the Director for the South Carolina Child Care Inclusion Collaborative. She has over 15 years of experience in the field of early childhood special education and holds a Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of South Carolina. Googe has experience as an early interventionist working with infants and toddlers with disabilities.
Dr. Katherine Aidan Perkins Research Assistant Professor		Katherine Aidan Perkins is Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Child Development Res. Center, College of Education.
Dr. Vasanthi Rao Research Assistant Professor	analyses of large scale administrative databases related to early childhood in the state	Vasanthi Rao is a scientist at the University of South Carolina Child Development Research Center. Her current work with the South Carolina Child Care Resource & Referral Network involves analyses of large scale administrative databases related to early childhood in the state. Her past and present research interests include assessment, special education, measurement, comparative international education and big data.