Staff
Areas of Expertise
In line with a mid-1990’s reorganization, the GRI maintains an array of research expertise, such as:
- ✔ Sensory processing; Language perception/production; Experimental design
(Barac-Cikoja) - ✔ Large-scale surveys, research reporting and dissemination
(Lam) - ✔ Standardized test assessment, quantitative methodology, secondary data analyses
(Qi) - ✔ Community based participatory research, deaf health & disability health care access
(Benaissa) - ✔ Ethnographic studies of children’s learning, Program design & evaluation in developing nations
(Reilly, Thumann-Prezioso) - ✔ Software & database development, equipment & data management
(Cole, Woo) - ✔ Pre-award & post-award support for students & faculty
(Hack-McCafferty, others)
Staff

Dragana Barac-Cikoja, Ph.D.
Research Scientist II
Dawes House (DW) 304
Voice: 202-651-5347
FAX: 202-651-5746

Senda Benaissa, M.P.H.
Research Associate
Dawes House (DW) 206
Video Phone: 202-250-2429
Voice: 202-651-5575
FAX: 202-651-5746

Kevin Cole, RHCE, RHCT
Research Applications Programmer
Dawes House (DW) 305
Voice: 202-651-5135
FAX: 202-651-5746

Shirley Hack-McCafferty
Executive Secretary
Dawes House (DW) 101a
TTY: 202-651-5150 / 800-451-8834
Voice: 202-651-5150 / 800-451-8834
FAX: 202-651-5746

Kay Lam
Research Associate
Dawes House (DW) 202
Video Phone: 202-250-2062
Voice: 202-651-5575
FAX: 202-651-5746

Sen Qi, Ph.D.
Research Scientist II
Dawes House (DW) 205
Voice: 202-651-5997
FAX: 202-651-5746

Charles Reilly, Ph.D.
Associate Director / Senior Research Scientist
Dawes House (DW) 207
Video Phone: 866-699-6203
Voice: 202-651-5794
FAX: 202-651-5746

Rue Winiarczyk
Research Associate: Survey Operations & Planning
Dawes House (DW) 202
Video Phone: 202-644-9171
FAX: 202-651-5746

John Woo, B.A.
Research Applications Programmer
Dawes House (DW) 204
Video Phone: 202-250-2520
Voice: 202-651-5575
FAX: 202-651-5746
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Carlene Thumann-Prezioso, M.A.
Senior Research Associate / Special Assistant to the Dean of GSPP for Research / IRB Coordinator
Fowler Hall (FH) 214
Video Phone: 202-250-2753 / 866-606-9980
