Jessie Pinchoff is a senior researcher at AIR, bringing internationally recognized expertise in climate change, global health, and gender. Her work focuses on studying how climate change affects different health and development outcomes, often by layering satellite-derived and remotely sensed imagery with surveys and other datasets, such as health surveillance ...
Marlous de Milliano is a senior economist at AIR with extensive experience in international development research conducting quantitative and mixed-methods research. She has conducted research on a range of topics including social protection, child well-being, women’s well-being and empowerment, and program evaluation in low- and middle-income countries. Dr. de Milliano ...
The state of Nevada has put into place a system of adult basic education that addresses the needs of its adult learners. To support the education programs that serve adult learners, in 2017 the Nevada Department of Education enlisted AIR to manage and run its statewide system of adult education ...
Sophia Arredondo is a technical assistant specialist at AIR with experience in projects related to youth, family, and community development. She is responsible for providing specialized direct assistance and training to local educational agencies (LEAs) impacted by community violence to expand their capacity to implement community- and school-based strategies that ...
Equitable access to education is a global challenge for many, but especially for girls. The evidence overwhelmingly shows that educating girls contributes to the social and economic development of communities, increases household earning potential, and provides a foundation for making informed health and safety decisions. Helping girls access learning opportunities ...
With Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funding, AIR is working with the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission to evaluate the effects of the State of Maryland's modified payment structure for acute inpatient stays at non-federal hospitals.
Since January 1, 2014, consumers and small businesses have had access to new health insurance Marketplaces (or Exchanges). Consumers in every state and the District of Columbia are able to buy qualified health plans available through their state’s Marketplace. This report describes the results of AIR consumer website usability testing, ...
Cheryl Harris is a senior technical assistance consultant at AIR. Her current work involves providing technical assistance for the Texas (TXCC) and Southeast (SECC) Comprehensive Centers, addressing state and local capacity building in school improvement and key content areas. This work includes assisting states and their statewide systems of support ...
Kellie Anderson (she/her) is a senior technical project manager at AIR. Her roles include project director, instructional designer, quality assurance reviewer, subject matter expert, and communications specialist for adult distance learning projects. Anderson also serves on the leadership teams for the Learning Technologies Team and the Communicators Community of Practice ...
The initiatives to enhance adult learning program accountability and assessment systems of the following states are described in this paper: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia.