Writing: A Mosaic of New Perspectives - Hardcover

Dr. Elena L. Grigorenko received her Ph.D. in general psychology from Moscow State University, Russia, and her Ph.D. in developmental psychology and genetics from Yale University, USA. Currently, Dr. Grigorenko is an Associate Professor of Child Studies, Psychology, and Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale, and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and Moscow State University (Russia). Dr. Grigorenko has published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books. She has received multiple professional awards for her work and received funding for her research from the NIH, NSF, DOE, USAID, Cure Autism Now, the Foundation for Child Development, the American Psychological Foundation, and other federal and private sponsoring organizations.

Dr. Elisa Mambrino is a licensed psychologist who received her Ph.D. in School Psychology from Columbia University Teachers College. In the course of this doctoral program, which is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), Dr. Mambrino completed an APA-accredited Pre-doctoral Internship in Clinical Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology at Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She then completed both the Marie Kessel Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Yale University School of Medicine's Child Study Center. Dr. Mambrino also has a Master of Science degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Dr. David D. Preiss is an Associate Professor at the Escuela de Psicologia of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. He received his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Yale University, which he attended as a Fulbright Scholar. At the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, he is affiliated with the Measurement Center MIDE UC and the Center for Research on Educational Policy and Practice. His research includes topics such as culture and instruction, creativity and writing processes, and the cognitive consequences of technology. He co-edited with Robert J. Sternberg Intelligence and Technology: The Impact of Tools on the Nature and Development of Human Abilities (Erlbaum, 2005) and Innovations in Educational Psychology: Perspectives in Teaching, Learning and Human Development (Springer Publishing Company, 2010). David Preiss' research initiatives have been funded by diverse grants from agencies and programs such as FONDECYT, FONDAP, FONDEF, FONIDE and Fundación Andes.