Nearly 80 experts from the American Institutes for Research will present current research findings April 8-12 in Washington, D.C., for the world’s largest annual gathering of educational research scholars: the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference.
AIR experts use rigorous evidence to address all areas of health and well-being, including physical, social, and emotional, throughout the life cycle, from promotion and prevention to treatment and care.
Gee Rege is a senior industrial-organizational researcher at AIR. She conducts applied research and consulting in the areas of human capital and workforce development for public and private employers, associations, and foundations. Rege’s work focuses on personnel selection and retention, skills-based practices, and strategies aimed at reducing barriers to gainful ...
Alex Bishop is a senior researcher at AIR and project director for Higher Ground’s Restart SMART Initiative Evaluation. In this role, she manages the assessment of Higher Ground’s data collection and reporting infrastructure and processes and the implementation evaluation of their community school’s model. She also serves as the qualitative ...
Experts from AIR co-authored two articles in the February 2013 issue of Health Affairs, which focuses on the “The Era of Patient Engagement.” One article offers the results of a review of health-related data now available and compares that with the information patients actually seek. The second provides a framework ...
In this blog post, Mark Schneider uses data to show that despite the recent push for expanded opportunities for apprenticeships, we need to remember that not all apprenticeships lead to equal outcomes.
Jill Walston is a principal researcher at the American Institutes for Research. Dr. Walston leads quantitative research and technical assistance projects mainly for the Midwest and the Southwest Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) programs, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Dr. Walston serves as the project director for AIR’s ...
This presentation reviewed findings from Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) in relation to the provision of mental health services for children involved with the child welfare system and their families.
For low-income and minority students, education is the key to success and upward mobility. But evidence has shown in past decades that education has not been acting as the Great Equalizer. The Breakthroughs in Education and Social Mobility Research speaker series brings to light the most promising research illuminating the ...
Dean Gerdeman is a vice president at AIR, where he leads projects designed to build rigorous and applicable evidence for addressing problems in education. His experience includes leading and supporting high-profile and complex lines of work, experimental and quasi-experimental research, and researcher-practitioner partnerships. As director of the $38 million REL ...