Doris Bergen received her Ph.D. from Michigan State University and has been Professor of Educational Psychology at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, since 1989, serving as chair of the department for the first ten years. Her research interests have fo
...MoreDoris Bergen received her Ph.D. from Michigan State University and has been Professor of Educational Psychology at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, since 1989, serving as chair of the department for the first ten years. Her research interests have focused on cross-cultural programs for young children, play and humor in early and middle childhood, effects of technology-enhanced toys, adult memories of childhood play, social interactions of children with special needs, effects of early phonological awareness levels on later reading, and gifted children’s humor development. Dr. Bergen has published seven books, two of which have also been published in Chinese translation. She has published over 40 refereed articles and 25 book chapters.
In 2000, she was recognized as a Miami University Distinguished Scholar. She also received a national award as Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator from the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, and was selected as a National Academy of Science visiting scholar to China.
She is co-director of Miami University’s Center for Human Development, Learning, and Technology, and in that role has received numerous grants herself, as well as facilitated many external grants for Center Faculty Associates.
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