Martyna Citkowicz

Martyna Citkowicz specializes in quantitative methodology, program evaluation, and evidence synthesis. As a co-founder of the Methods of Synthesis and Integration Center (MOSAIC), she is a leader in improving research synthesis methods and promoting high-quality meta-analyses.

Dr. Citkowicz currently leads a diverse portfolio focused on educational innovation and evidence-informed practices. She serves as a network co-lead for the AI in Education Network, where she provides design and implementation support for six projects and plans to synthesize findings to help districts and policymakers make informed choices about K–12 artificial intelligence (AI) integration. Within the Center for Integrated Prevention, Promotion, Innovation, and Advancement (CIPPIA), she supports center leadership in building the Army’s integrated prevention system by providing strategic guidance, mentoring staff, and overseeing quality assurance. Her current evaluation work also includes leading an outcome evaluation of the Equity Leadership Accelerator Program, utilizing a quasi-experimental matching study design to estimate program effectiveness on student achievement, school climate, and leader retention.

Throughout her career, Dr. Citkowicz has led numerous complex methodological projects and large-scale evaluations. She recently served as the principal investigator for an Institute of Education Sciences (IES)-funded statistical research and methods grant that developed two new selection models to account for effect size dependencies and selective reporting bias—one based on the beta-density distribution and one based on theoretically important p-value cut points. This work resulted in an R package implementing the new models and a second-order meta-analysis on the consequences of reporting bias in education research. Additionally, she led the evaluation of a portfolio of 10 Algebra I programs funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, designed to increase accessibility and relevance for Black and Latino students and students experiencing poverty. 

Dr. Citkowicz also oversaw the integrative analyses for the EF+Math project, which explored the intersections of executive function, math learning, and math perceptions, and she led a meta-analysis of Teach For America impacts involving over 5 million students. Her extensive background also includes leading evaluations for the Newark and Iowa Departments of Education, and various Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED)-funded teacher residency programs. 

Finally, Dr. Citkowicz completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and served as an instructor at the annual IES Summer Institute on Randomized Controlled Trials for Established Researchers. She has published widely in journals such as Psychological Methods, Behavior Research Methods, and the Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness.