Contributing Authors to Growing Child Newsletter

Liam K. Grimley, Ph.D., who died in 1999, was senior contributing editor of Growing Child, and professor of educational and school psychology at Indiana State University. A former editor of School Psychology Digest (now School Psychology Review), he was co-author of a book, Understanding and Treating Attention Deficit Disorder, as well as author of many chapters and articles in professional publications. He served four times as Chairman of the General Assembly of the International School Psychology Association.

Robert E. Hannemann, M.D., a practicing pediatrician, is a past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), of which he is also a Fellow. He is associate editor of the AAP book for parents, Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5. Author of numerous papers and articles in both scientific and lay publications, he has also served on the board of directors of the PTA at the national level.

Sylvia B. Kottler, M.S., is a licensed speech pathologist, school psychologist and Montessori teacher. Founder and director of the Achievement Center for Children with Special Needs in Greenwich, Ct, her professional publications have focused on the linguistic, cognitive, and perceptual-motor development of special needs learners.

Drs. Joseph and Laurie Braga are Directors of The National Foundation for Children. Joseph Braga served on the faculties of Boston University (1966-69) and the University of Illinois (1969-74), and both Drs. Bragas were members of the faculty in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Miami School of Medicine (1974-92). Together they have co-authored numerous articles and four books dealing with child development and behavior: Growing With Children; Learning and Growing-A Guide to Child Development; Children and Adults; Child Development and Early Childhood Education-A Guide for Parents and Teachers. The Bragas wrote and produced the film When Children Are Witnesses.

Phillip W. Bach, who holds doctoral degrees in both optometry and special education, is a practicing optometrist in his home state, Alaska. Previously he served as a full-time therapist at the Achievement Center for Children, Purdue University. His special expertise is in the area of visual learning and visual and perceptual problems.

Miriam L. Bender, Ph.D., is associate professor emeritus in the department for exceptional children at Georgia Southern College. After serving as a physical therapist in the US Army and Air Force, she later became know as an expert on children's motor development.

George H. Early, who died in 1996, was one of the original contributing authors of Growing Child. Author of the book, Perceptual Training in the Curriculum, as well as numerous professional articles and chapters, he was an early pioneer in the diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities.