Experience

Policy Studies Associates

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Managing Director

  • Oct 2020 - Present

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2020

  Directs research on public policy issues in education and youth development, specializing in evaluation of the implementation and impact of education reform initiatives, the implementation and effectiveness of education policy at the national, state, and local levels, and youth experience in community-service and service-learning programs. Directs all phases of research and evaluation studies, including study design and methods, sample selection, survey design, data collection, data analysis (including analysis of student-level achievement data), and reporting. Proficient in blending quantitative and qualitative research methods to measure the implementation and impact of education and youth development policies and programs. Show less


Potomac Business Consulting
• Managing Director

  • Jan 2009 - Oct 2010

Education and Youth Development Policy
• Independent Consultant

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2008
• Managing Director

  • Jun 1990 - Dec 2006

  Directed research on public policy issues in education and youth development, specializing in evaluating education reform initiatives, implementation and effectiveness of education policy at the state and local levels, and community service and service-learning programs. Directed research on public policy issues in education and youth development, specializing in evaluating education reform initiatives, implementation and effectiveness of education policy at the state and local levels, and community service and service-learning programs.



NORC (National Opinion Research Center)

• Research Assistant

  • 1988 - 1990

  Managed planning and preparation of survey materials and designed and supervised data collection for a substudy of the 1988 National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88). Managed planning and preparation of survey materials and designed and supervised data collection for a substudy of the 1988 National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88).



U.S. Department of Education, OERI, Office of Research

• Policy Analyst, Summer Internship

  • Jun 1989 - Sep 1989

  Assisted in the research for and design of the briefing book for the 1989 Presidential Summit on Education. The President and the governors used the briefing book as a background resource in considering alternatives for national education goals. Conducted research and preliminary statistical analyses for a study assessing the effects of administrative and classroom policies on student academic achievement, using the Administrator and Teacher Survey of HS&B. Assisted in the research for and design of the briefing book for the 1989 Presidential Summit on Education. The President and the governors used the briefing book as a background resource in considering alternatives for national education goals. Conducted research and preliminary statistical analyses for a study assessing the effects of administrative and classroom policies on student academic achievement, using the Administrator and Teacher Survey of HS&B.


Decision Resources Corporation
• United States
• Research Services
• Research Analyst

  • 1986 - 1988