Cecilia Xuning Zhang is an interdisciplinary researcher with years of mixed-methods research experience and a wide breadth of content knowledge in the areas of Early Childhood Education (ECE) and Technology-Based Learning Supports. She has rich technical expertise in collecting and analyzing extant data to inform enrollment trends and population estimates, leading user ...
Lori Downing is a senior researcher at AIR and has 15 years of experience leading and managing research programs and projects. Downing is currently project director of the Welcome Baby Study, an implementation and outcomes study of the Welcome Baby program, a light-touch maternal home visiting program that provides home ...
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.
Thomas de Hoop directs a research and evaluation portfolio with a focus on the impact, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of self-help groups, savings groups, and education innovations in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
All children deserve to live healthy lives and experience positive well-being. The aim for this work is to understand the context that includes the norms, values, and conditions that underpin child well-being in various countries, with the intention of transferring and applying that knowledge to the United States. ...
The age when citizens can collect full Social Security retirement benefits is rising as people stay in the workforce longer, slowly fraying the enrollment link between Social Security and Medicare and increasing confusion. This brief addresses the problems that result and suggests solutions.
AIR is supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) with the official launch on March 4, 2010 of the “i know” campaign to increase dialogue about HIV/AIDS among African Americans aged 18-24 and their partners, friends, and family. ...