The SRCD Policy Fellowship Program began in 1978 with Congressional placements. In 1991, the Fellowship program added placements in Executive Branch agencies. To date, there is a network of approximately 200 Fellowship alumni.
Listing of current and former Fellows and their placements
Biographies of current Fellows
Spotlight on the SRCD Fellow
As a requirement of the program, Fellows are asked to write 1-page reflections on their Fellowship experience. Below, you will find the most recent “Spotlights”.
2013
Christine Fortunato, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Amanda Clincy, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Akilah Swinton, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Kelly R. Fisher, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
2012
Charlayne Hayling-Williams, Ph.D.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration
Akilah Swinton, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Pamala Trivedi, Ph.D.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
Rebecca Taylor, Ph.D.
Office of Representative Betty McCollum
Kelly Fisher, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Tisha Wiley, Ph.D.
Office of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health
2011
Joseph L. Mahoney, Ph.D.
Office of Senator Jeff Bingaman
Elizabeth O’Hare, Ph.D.
Office of Representative Rush Holt
Charlayne Hayling, Ph.D.
Office of Senator Jeff Bingaman
Michelle Sternthal, Ph.D.
Office of Policy, Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Tisha Wiley, Ph.D.
Office of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health
Melinda Leidy, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Sarah Oberlander, Ph.D.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
Sarah D. Lynne-Landsman, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
2010
Melinda Leidy, Ph.D.
Office of Senator Christopher Dodd
Binta Beard, Ph.D.
Office of Representative Edward Markey
Elisa Klein, Ph.D.
Office of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health
Molly Irwin, Ph.D., M.P.H
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Sarah Oberlander, Ph.D.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
Sacha Klein, M.S.W, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) and the Children’s Bureau’s Office of Child Abuse and Neglect, Administration for Children and Families
Nancy Geyelin Margie, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Ann Rivera, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
2009
Diana Tyson, Ph.D.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
Ann Rivera, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Nancy Geyelin Margie, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Samantha Harvell, Ph.D.
Office of Senator Jeff Bingaman
Taryn Morrissey, Ph.D.
Office of Senator M. Kennedy
Glenetta Hudson Harris, Ph.D.
Office of Head Start and Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Diana Tyson, Ph.D.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
Jennifer Brown Urban, Ph.D.
Office of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health
Layla Esposito, Ph.D.
Eunice Kenney Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
2008
Kathleen Dwyer, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Sara Vecchiotti, Ph.D.
Perspective from a former Fellow with a placement in Congress
Ann Marie White, Ed.D.
Perspective from a former Fellow with placements in Congress and in the Executive Branch
Glenetta Hudson Harris, Ph.D.
Office of Head Start and Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Layla Esposito, Ph.D.
Eunice Kenney Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
Michelle Mazzocco, Ph.D.
Office of Senator Jeff Bingaman
Kathleen Dwyer, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Glenetta Hudson Harris, Ph.D.
Office of Head Start and Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
2007
Dara Blachman, Ph.D.
Office of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health
Nicole Gardner Neblett, Ph.D.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
Behnosh Najafi, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
Jill Antonishak, Ph.D.
Office of Senator Tom Harkin
Taniesha A. Woods, Ph.D.
Office of Senator Christopher Dodd
Nicole Gardner Neblett, Ph.D.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
Dara Blachman, Ph.D.
Office of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health
Carmela Lomonaco, Ph.D.
Eunice Kenney Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
Erika Feinauer, Ph.D., Ed.D.
Development and Learning Sciences, National Science Foundation
Lauren R. Baskir, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
Behnosh Najafi, Ph.D.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families