Experience

MEF Associates

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Associate

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Massachusetts, United States

• Senior Research Associate

  • Sep 2021 - Jan 2023

  Massachusetts, United States MEF Associates is a small social policy research firm specializing in rigorous research and analysis to shape the design and implementation of social programs. To learn more: https://mefassociates.com/our-work/policy-areas/



Abt Associates

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2021

  Cambridge, MA Oversee the strategy for building Abt’s early childhood portfolio for the Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Direct large-scale early childhood and child welfare projects. Responsibilities include: overseeing procedures related to evaluation design (e.g., selecting instruments, planning recruitment and data collection procedures), guiding data analysis decisions (e.g.… Show more Oversee the strategy for building Abt’s early childhood portfolio for the Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Direct large-scale early childhood and child welfare projects. Responsibilities include: overseeing procedures related to evaluation design (e.g., selecting instruments, planning recruitment and data collection procedures), guiding data analysis decisions (e.g., data cleaning, data management, selecting appropriate methodology, conducting analyses), communicating results (e.g., infographics and data visualization, report writing, presentations in-person and via WebEx), and managing day-to-day operations (e.g., labor planning, budgets, subcontracts). Select recent projects include: • Deputy Project Director, Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse (2018-Present, $10 million) OPRE, ACF • Project Director, New Hampshire Preschool Development Grant Birth to 5 (2019-Present, Approx. $1.3 million) The University of New Hampshire • Project Director, Rhode Island Needs Assessments: Mother, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) and Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant (2019-2020) The Rhode Island Department of Health • Deputy Project Director, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Study (2015-2020, $4 million) OPRE, ACF • Principal Investigator, Secondary Analysis of Data on Early Childhood Education (2015-2018, $150K) OPRE, ACF Co-led the Education, Youth and Families Market Center – a company-wide initiative to foster cross-division collaborations, knowledge sharing, and business development.

• Associate

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2019

  Cambridge, MA

• Senior Analyst

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2016



Tufts University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Director, Massachusetts Healthy Families Evaluation

  • Nov 2012 - Aug 2014

  Managed the operations behind a large statewide, longitudinal, randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluation of a home visiting program for young, first-time parents.



Teachers College, Columbia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Student

  • Sep 2009 - Feb 2013



National Center for Children and Families

• Graduate Research Fellow

  • Sep 2009 - Oct 2012

  Teachers College, Columbia University Participated in a variety of research activities (e.g., data collection, data analysis, reporting) focused on improving policies for children and families.



Boston College Campus School

• Teacher

  • 2007 - 2009