Web sites listed in the "Internet Resources on Resilience" section of ResilienceNet are reviewed by a panel of experts. Members of this panel are listed below.
Dr. Lee G. Burchinal, Ph.D., (Review panel moderator)
President of ASSIST INTERNATIONAL, INC., founder of the ERIC program; over 30 years of
experience in the information field; broad management and international experience.
Dr. Edith H. Grotberg, Ph.D.
Director of the International Resilience Project, supported by the CIVITAN International
Research Center, University of Alabama-Birmingham, where she is also Senior Scientist;
former Director, Head Start Research; former professor of early childhood education,
American University and the Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan.
Dr. Nestor Suarez, M.D.
Director of the Centro Internacional de Informacion y Estudio de la Resiliencia,
University of Lanus, Argentina, supported by the Bernard van leer Foundation; conducting a
variety of studies and programs for the promotion of resilience in impoverished
populations in Argentina and other Latin-American countries; former Senior Program
Director, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Eurnestine Brown, Ph.D.
Researcher, CIVITAN International Research Center, University of Alabama-Birmingham; now
Visiting Scholar, Institute of Human Development, University of California-Berkeley;
conducts research on the promotion of resilience among African-American families.
Dr. Virginia Randall, M.D.
Colonel, U.S. Army; faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services
University of Health Sciences; conducting programs for incorporating the promotion of
resilience into the training of medical personnel; providing services to families of Army
personnel and in public health programs; research and evaluation are included in these
programs.
Dr. Janice L. Hanson, Ph.D.
Program Specialist, Institute for Family-Centered Care, Bethesda, MD; providing training
to health, educational, and social service personnel for incorporation of resilience
projects into their services; all projects also include evaluation components.
Dr. Judith Paphazy, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist in private practice, Melbourne, Australia; author of books on child
development; conducts workshops on the promotion of resilience in Australia.
Dr. Knowlton Johnson, M.S., Ph.D., MMSW
Professor, Justice Administration, University of Louisville, KY; President, Community
Systems Research Institute, Inc.; conducting community- and family-based research on
resilience; developing scales for measuring resilience.
Dr. Judith Evans, Ph.D.
Director of the Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development, an
international, interagency group that synthesizes and disseminates information for helping
families and children; has incorporated resilience knowledge into these programs.
Dr. Lilian G. Katz, Ph.D.
Director, ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education; Professor, Early
Childhood Education, University of Illinois; international consultant on early childhood
education.
