Blaushild, Naomi
Degrees
- MS Education, Johns Hopkins University, 2012
- BA Political Science, Kenyon College, 2010
Research Interests
- Teacher recruitment, development and retention in urban schools
- The impact of teacher social networks on retention and student achievement
Bohannon, Angel
Degrees
- BA in Public Policy at the University of Chicago in 2015, University of Chicago, 2015
Research Interests
Research practice partnerships, school and district leadership, policy implementation
Brown, Eric
Degrees
- MA, Social Services Administration, The University of Chicago, 2008
- BA, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, CUNY, The City College of New York, 2006
Degrees
- MS, Statistics, Northwestern University, 2017
- BS, Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2012
- MA, Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2018
Research Interests
I am interested in the intersection of home and school environments and its impact on children’s development, especially among families from low-income, immigrant, or ethnic-minority backgrounds.
Castillo-Lavergne, Claudia
Degrees
- MPA, International Economic Policy and Management, Columbia University, 2011
- BA, Journalism and Spanish Literature, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 2006
Research Interests
Claudia M. Castillo-Lavergne is pursuing a Ph.D. in Human Development and Social Policy from the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on the psychological well-being of adolescents and young adults, with a particular focus on associations between psychological well-being and the intersection of a person’s multiple identities in different social contexts. An additional strand of her work explores the development of policies and programs associated with Hispanic-Serving Institutions at the institutional, state, and federal levels.
Castrechini, Sebastian
Degrees
- EdM, Education Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2005
- BS, Secondary Education, Penn State University, 2002
Research Interests
Teacher practice in racially integrated schools; interventions to promote educational equity; policy implementation in schools; research use in policy
Collier, Sarah
Degrees
- MA, Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology, Boston College, 2013
- BS, Psychology, Boston College, 2012
Research Interests
stress biology, cortisol, poverty policy, welfare reform
Cook , Amanda
Degrees
- MA, Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, 2012
- BA, Sociology and French, University of California, Berkeley, 2009
Research Interests
College access and success, transition from high school to college, quantitative methods
Cowhy, Jennifer
Degrees
- AM, Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, 2013
- MPP, University of Chicago, 2013
- BA, Sociology, University of Michigan, 2010
Research Interests
Jennifer Cowhy is interested in researching how schools can better serve students who have experienced adverse childhood experiences ad students with IEPs. Prior to studying at Northwestern, Jen worked at the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, where she studied the implementation of several policy and program implementations in Chicago Public Schools.
Devakonda, Varun
Degrees
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BA, Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018
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MS, Education, Johns Hopkins University, 2020
Research Interests
I am interested in topics related to educational neuroscience; more specifically, exploring how neuroscience can be applied within academic contexts to improve instructional practices, school policies, and educational outcomes within underserved communities.
Dhanda, Kanika
Degrees
Ekwuruke, Fortunate
Degrees
- MS, Education, Culture and Society, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, 2020
- MS, Nonprofit Leadership, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, 2020
- BA, Secondary Education: English, Brooklyn College, 2018
Fuller, Sheridan
Degrees
- MPP, Frank Batten School of Public Policy, University of Virginia, 2014
- BA, American Politics, University of Virginia, 2013
Research Interests
Evaluating the impact of social safety net programs on children and families; specifically early childhood education, child welfare, child support, and TANF related programs.
Guarino, Nicole
Degrees
- EdM, International Education Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2013
- BA, Mathematics and English, University of Iowa, 2007
Research Interests
Interventions in higher education that promote student persistence and success; developmental education; transition from high school to postsecondary education; quantitative methods; causal methods
Healy, Olivia
Degrees
- B.S. Policy Analysis & Management, Cornell University, 2012
Honoroff, Julia
Degrees
Kamel, Ayah
Degrees
- MS, Adolescent Special Education, Hunter College, 2013
- BA, Political Science and Global Studies, Concordia College, 2011
Research Interests
I am interested in the long-term impacts of education policy reform efforts on students' educational achievement and attitudes toward education. I am also interested in the ways in which students and families understand their role in the education policy-making process., I am interested in how we define and measure school quality and in how those definitions and measurements of school quality impact what happens inside of schools.
Kessler, Courtenay
Degrees
- MA, Public Health , Harvard University, 2008
- BA, Women's Studies, Harvard University, 2003
Research Interests
Research interests include early childhood development, social determinants of health,
resilience, multi-generational interventions for health and education, and program evaluation methods
(especially collaborative/community-based methodologies and mixed methods approaches).
Kiguel, Sebastian
Degrees
Lansing, Jiffy
Degrees
- AM, University of Chicago, 2007
- BA, Tufts University, 2002
Research Interests
I am interested in exploring the institutional mechanisms and practices that foster adult identity development and influence education and work trajectories during the transition to adulthood, with a focus on juvenile justice and community college systems.
Leggero, Meghan
Degrees
Research Interests
Meghan is interested in examining policies and incentives that impact under-served communities.
Lin, Phoebe
Degrees
Mackevicius, Claire
Degrees
Martinez, Matias
Degrees
McCambly, Heather
Degrees
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- MA, Educational Leadership & Policy, Portland State University
- BA, Communications, Portland State University
Research Interests
Heather draws on a range of analytic and interpretive methods to study the influence of aspiring change agents on institutionalized racial inequities in higher education policy. Constructs central to Heather's work include: racialized organizations, institutional persistence and change, racial frames, political development and racial backlash, and organizational sensemaking.Dissertation Title
Change Agents or Same Agents?: Grantmakers and Racial Inequity in U.S. Higher Education
Degrees
- BA, Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2011
Research Interests
Sociology of Education, educational attainment and employment outcomes, high-school-to-work transition, high school career guidance, Career and Technical Education (CTE), community colleges
Connections between research, policy, and practice. Mixed-methods research. Intervention and implementation science.
Muniz, Julissa
Degrees
- Ed.M., Prevention Science and Practice, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2016
- B.A., Ethnic Studies2014, University of California, Berkeley, 2014
Research Interests
Juvenile justice policy; justice centered reform; carceral education; adolescent development; racial/ethnic identity formation
Noel, Zina
Degrees
Ouellet, Leah
Degrees
Rompilla, David
Research Project Coordinator
Degrees
- MA, Experimental Psychology, Towson University, 2017
- BA, Psychology, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania , 2015
Research Interests
Emotion Regulation, Emotion, Motivation
Stephens, Jacquelyn
Degrees
- BA in Psychology, DePauw University, 2014
Degrees
- MA, International Relations, University of Chicago, 2009
- MA, Public Policy, University of Chicago, 2009
- BA, Politics, Princeton University
- MA, Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2016
Research Interests
Intersection of vocational psychology and sociology of work, sense of calling in the work role, meaning, purpose, vocation, narrative identity, cultural discourses about work and motivation, work orientation, adult development, generativity, pro-social work, educational leadership, artists, gig economy, precarious work
Thomas, Karla
Degrees
Viragh, Timea
Degrees
- MA, Economic Policy in Global Markets, Central European University, 2015
- BSc, Economic Analysis, Corvinus University of Budapest, 2013
Research Interests
Early childhood education; female labor force participation; causal methods
Wigger, Cora
Degrees
- MPP, Quantitative Methods in Education Policy, Vanderbilt University, 2016
- BA, International Relations/Economics, The College of Wooster, 2011
Research Interests
Economics of Education and Housing, Desegregation Policy, Social and Emotional Learning Outcomes, Causal Methods
Yang, Beiming
Degrees
- MS, Policy Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016
- BA, Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014
Research Interests
Adolescent social, emotional, academic, and neurocognitive development; age discrimination; cross-cultral comparison; parental influence on adolescent development