Dr. Patricia Campie is a principal researcher in the Human Services program at AIR. Utilizing 27 years of experience, Dr. Campie’s primary research focus is on preventing and reducing lethal violence among youth and young adults in the United States and other countries, serving as AIR’s P.I. for USAID’s Center for ...
Susan Bowles Therriault, a principal researcher at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and an expert on student dropout prevention, discussed early warning systems to help identify students who may leave school before they graduate during a panel discussion at the Building a GradNation Summit in Washington D.C. ...
The Children Exposed to Violence Training and Technical Assistance Center at AIR supports children exposed to violence project sites/grantees funded through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
AIR developed a systematic, transparent, evidence-based protocol to review and translate the extant research about juvenile drug courts and related interventions into comprehensive, reasonable, actionable, understandable, and measurable guidelines.
AIR will host an expert panel discussion of positive approaches to school discipline on October 30. Join us to learn about new information on the relationship between keeping students in school and improved academic outcomes, and to explore disciplinary policies that don't dampen student achievement. ...
Zach Miller is a principal TA consultant at AIR where he supports projects in the International Labor and Workforce and Workforce Policy and Programs practice areas and serves as a staff manager. He has over 15 years of experience providing TA, evaluating programs, and building organizational capacities with clients across ...
It is hard not to notice the persistent and often controversial discussions taking place in states and cities across the country around how to pay teachers—who should get what for how much and when. This brief begins with an overview of the total compensation package typical for teachers as well ...
AIR and a panel of experts convened on Thursday, April 20 for a discussion on building resilience and sustainable livelihoods in displaced communities.
Since its inception, the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative has shown promise for reducing violent crime at the community level in Massachusetts. Most recently, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services contracted with AIR and WestEd to evaluate SSYI at the individual level of impact. ...