Sarah Tisch is a senior social scientist. Dr. Tisch was formerly the project director for the Famine Early Warning System (FEWS NET) Data and Learning Hub activity which manages, shares, and facilitates use of data, information, and knowledge to help achieve the FEWS NET goal of sustainably preventing food insecurity ...
Carolyn Corea is a senior researcher at AIR and leads the lead for Evidence-to-Action (E2A) portfolio. Building on her background in social work, she is committed to bringing actionable evidence to the field to inform the work of policymakers and practitioners. Corea is well versed in conducting social program research ...
The Plan, Do, Study, Act Process is central to the improvement of instructional routines. Watch one of the Better Math Teaching Network members in real time and in a real classroom setting introduce the Plan, Do, Study, Act, or PDSA, process.
Samuel E DeWitt is a senior researcher at AIR. Previously, he spent 7 years as a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s (UNC Charlotte) Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology. During his time at UNC Charlotte, Dr. DeWitt served as a co-PI for a National Institute ...
The U.S. Army identified the retention of qualified personnel as a key component of its personnel management strategy, and therefore ARI established a research program on Strategies to Enhance Retention. This program, called “STAY,” sought to improve both enlisted and officer retention, with the AIR work focused specifically on improving ...
Dr. Julia Lane, an internationally recognized economist and Institute Fellow at AIR, has been elected by her peers at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as a Fellow. The honor recognizes her contributions to innovation, education and scientific leadership.
Christina Herzog is a principal TA consultant. Prior to joining AIR, she served as a consultant, coach and project manager for technical assistance projects under contracts with federal and state agencies at Maher & Maher. Herzog’s expertise lies in developing national, state, and regional technical assistance that effectively blend in-person and ...
The Conditional Cash Transfer Program Avancemos Program was developed by the Government of Costa Rica to combat the rising problem of drop-out and abandonment in secondary school. An evaluation was conducted of the program, designed to provide monetary compensation to beneficiary households with the requirement that their students regularly attend ...
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