As a principal researcher at AIR, Emily Elstad leads teams in conducting health behavior and health services research projects. Dr. Elstad is an expert in patient-provider communication and qualitative and mixed methods. Her research has focused on understanding and optimizing patient-provider decision making, including health information seeking and receipt of ...
State policies, such as the Texas HB 3, have the potential to greatly increase students’ college access and persistence by improving their knowledge of the financial aid application process, eligibility for financial assistance, and ability to pay for college. To examine implementation of the Texas graduation requirement and how implementation ...
Maliha Ali is a senior mixed methods researcher in the Health Program at AIR, with over fifteen years of experience in health services research. Her primary responsibilities include leading and supporting qualitative and quantitative data collection and analyses on projects related to health equity, cross-sector collaboration, and the prevention and ...
The Minnesota Supportive Housing and Managed Care Pilot evaluation suggests that it is possible to end homelessness for the most marginalized single adults and families in America with housing and intensive supports. Although this population has experienced long spells of homelessness exacerbated by physical health problems, mental illness, chemical dependency ...
Victoria Lennon is a senior communications specialist at AIR, providing communications and marketing support to a range of federal and foundation clients.
The National Center for Healthy Safe Children offers resources, training, and technical assistance to support states, tribes, territories, and local communities as they promote overall wellbeing for students and their families.
These case studies show how AIR analyzes data and develops tools to prepare students to be college and career ready—bridging the gap between research and practice.