Alamuddin, Rayane
- The effects of dual-generation education programs on low-income families
- Improving anti-poverty policies and programs
- BA & MA in Psychology, American University of Beirut, 2005
Research Interests
- Associations between narratives, narrative identity and psychosocial outcomes in youth and young adults.- The effects of dual-generation education programs on low-income families
- Improving anti-poverty policies and programs
Albaugh, Michelle
- Bachelor of Music, DePaul University, 1994
- MA, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 2007
Research Interests
My interests include religious identity, religious trends in American society and culture, charismatic/transformational leadership, leadership in religious organizations, qualitative and narrative methods, and a variety of quantitative methods.
Alexander, Kendra
- Bachelor of Science, Accounting, North Carolina A&T State University
- Master of Social Work, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- Master of Public Administration, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Research Interests
At-risk youth and the labor market, emphasizing work readiness, career aspirations and planning, and psychosocial factors that impact vocational decision-making, particularly for black adolescent males
Bauer, Lauren
- BA, History, Northwestern University, 2006
Research Interests
I am interested in civic engagement and education, the developmental roots of political attitudes and behaviors and the politics of policymaking, particularly education policy at the school, local, state and federal levels.
Bernstein, Sara
Research Interests
Program coordination, evaluation, and availability of quality childcare for low-income families
Dahlke, Katie
- MSW, University of South Carolina, 2004
- BS, Psychology, University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign, 2001
Research Interests
Early Childhood Education, Child Development, and Educational & Social Program and Policy Evaluation
Faith-Slaker, April
- J.D., University of Wisconsin, 2007
- B.A., University of Chicago, 2003
Research Interests
April is interested in the intersection of law and the social sciences, especially with regard to the juvenile justice system and the foster care system. Her research primarily involves examining relationships among networks and institutions. Currently, she is working on a project that examines the use of social science information in juvenile case law, which suggests a shifting cultural understanding of child and adolescent development in the legal system.
Hallberg, Kelly
MPES 2 Cohort 2
- MPP, Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago, 2005
- BA, Political Science, Education Concentration, Carleton College, 2001
- MA, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 2011
Research Interests
Research methodology, quasi experimental design, within study comparisons, education policy, and evaluating the effectiveness of education reforms and interventions
Healey, Kaleen
- MA, Cultural and Educational Policy Studies, Loyola University Chicago, 2006
- BFA, Design, University of Notre Dame, 2000
Research Interests
Leadership and organizational change in schools; effects of diversity on school leadership and performance; policy development and implementation for urban school reform
Jones, Brady
MPES 2 Cohort 3
- BA Spanish, DePauw University, 2004
- MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2007
Research Interests
teacher recruitment, retention, and job satisfaction; gender and teachers/mentors/role models; narrative research; mixed methodologies
Kim, Debbie
MPES 2 Cohort 3
- Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, San Francisco State University, 2005
- BA in Cognitive Science; Minors in Economics and Literature, UC San Diego, 2002
Research Interests
Studying the ways macro level processes take form at the micro level and, more specifically, investigating the organizational complexities among the levels of the education system.
Klevan, Miriam
Miriam Klevan is currently analyzing life story narratives focused on the infertility and adoption experience collected from 38 people (19 heterosexual couples) who adopted after experiencing infertility.
Research Interests
Narrative psychology; narrative therapy; adult and child development; infertility, adoption, and foster care; narratives of people forming “unusual” families; and narratives employed by members of adopted and foster families.Miriam Klevan is currently analyzing life story narratives focused on the infertility and adoption experience collected from 38 people (19 heterosexual couples) who adopted after experiencing infertility.
LiCalsi-Labelle, Christina
MPES 2 Cohort 2
- MSW, University of Chicago, 2005
- MPP, University of Chicago, 2005
- BS - Human Development, Cornell University, 2000
Research Interests
Christina's research interests center on how young children's interactions with their environments (family, neighborhood, schools, etc.) impact their educational, health, and mental health outcomes. She is specifically focused on the intersection of research and policy, and the ways that social policy and programs can impact the contexts within which children develop. Christina's most recent work examines the effects of increases in educational attainment among women with low levels of education on their children's birth and educational outcomes.
Mekinda, Megan
MPES 2 Cohort 1
- BA, Psychology, Swarthmore College, 2005
- MA, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 2010
Metzger, Molly
- BA, Women's Studies, Carleton College, 2001
- MA, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 2009
Research Interests
Affordable housing and community development; Head Start and early social and emotional development; social inequality; Chicago.
Persico, Claudia
- MA, Philosophy of Religion, University of Chicago, 2009
- BA, Biology with focus in Neuroscience, Boston University, 2004
Research Interests
I am interested in accountability measure implementation problems and design, teacher policy, and education inequality.
Prado Tuma, Andrea
- BA, Psychology, Vassar College, 2008
Research Interests
Distributed leadership and organizational change; education policy in developing countries; organizations and entrepreneurship; civic engagement.
Richman, Scott
MPES Cohort 4
- BA, Sociology and Political Science, Northwestern Univeristy, 2004
- MA, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 2009
Research Interests
Differences in parenting and other family factors; determinants of parenting behaviors; ethnic and gender disparities in achievement and social development
Shirrell, Matthew
MPES 2 Cohort 2
- MS, Early Childhood Education, Erikson Institute, 2007
- BA, English, Grinnell College, 1998
Research Interests
Teacher preparation; teacher recruitment and retention; teacher quality; urban schools.
Till Hoyt, Lindsay
- BA, Psychology and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, 2005
- MA, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 2010
Research Interests
I am interested in social and psychological influences on health and development. My master's thesis entitled "Happy youth, healthy adults: Does positive well-being in adolescence predict better health in young adulthood?" examined the longitudinal association between positive well-being and future health and health behaviors using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. I also study stress physiology, interpersonal relationships and health inequalities.
Zapata, Claudia
- Psychology and Comparative Literature B.A., California State University, Long Beach