SRCD Policy Fellowship Experience

Federal Policy Fellows

• Marissa Abbott, Ph.D.
  Office of the Assistant Secretary, Planning and Evaluation 
• Carly Champagne, Ph.D. 
  Office of Child Care (OCC) in the Administration for Children and Families
• Diane Gumina, Ph.D.
  Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch (PPB) at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Shirley Huang, Ph.D. 
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in the National Institutes of Health
• Kelsey McKee, Ph.D.
  Office of Head Start (OHS) in the Administration for Children and Families
• Kylee Probert, Ph.D. 
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families
• Kizzann Ashana "Shana" Ratcliff, Ph.D.
  Office of Head Start in the Administration for Children and Families
• Virginia Salo, Ph.D. 
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in the National Institutes of Health
• Neda Senehi, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families
• Tanya Tavassolie, Ph.D.
  Office of Head Start (OHS) in the Administration for Children and Families
• Tamarie Willis, Ph.D. 
  Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families
• Kylie Garber, Ph.D.  
  Office of Senator Tim Kaine

State Policy Post-doctoral Fellows

• Alex Busuito, Ph.D.
  Center for Perinatal and Early Childhood Health, Rhode Island Department of Health
• Lara Markovitz, Ph.D. 
  Office of Child Support (OCS) in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
• Lillie Moffett, Ph.D.
  California Department of Education, Opportunities for All Branch 
• Faith VanMeter, Ph.D. 
  Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), Child Safety and Permanence Division, Promotion and Prevention Unit

Federal Policy Fellows

• Marissa Abbott, Ph.D.
  Office of the Assistant Secretary, Planning and Evaluation 
• Lorena Aceves, Ph.D.
  Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families
• Jackie Gross, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Frances Martínez Pedraza, Ph.D.
  Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families
• Kelsey McKee, Ph.D.
  Office of Head Start
• Parisa Parsafar, Ph.D.
  Child Development and Behavior Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
• Virginia Salo, Ph.D.
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
• Neda Senehi, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Tanya Tavassolie, Ph.D.
  Office of Senator Maggie Hassan
• Dianna Tran, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families

State Policy Pre-doctoral Fellows

• Clarissa Corkins, M.S.
  Oklahoma State Department of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
• Eleanor Fisk
  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood

State Policy Post-doctoral Fellows

• Alex Busuito, Ph.D.
  Center for Perinatal and Early Childhood Health, Rhode Island Department of Health
• Cassandra Simons Gerson, Ph.D.
  Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood 
• Lillie Moffett, Ph.D.
  California Department of Education, Opportunities for All Branch 

Federal Policy Fellows

• Lorena Aceves, Ph.D.
  Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families
• Krystal Bichay-Awadalla, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Christian Clesi, Ph.D.
  Office of Senator Bob Casey
• Jackie Gross, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Ellen Litkowski, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Parisa Parsafar, Ph.D.
  Child Development and Behavior Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
• Frances Martínez Pedraza, Ph.D.
  Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families
• Alayna Schreier, Ph.D.
  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Dianna Tran, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families

State Policy Post-doctoral Fellows

• Jenn Finders, Ph.D.
  Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out of School Learning

State Policy Pre-doctoral Fellows

• Andrew (Drew) McGee
  Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Early Childhood
• Wendy Wei, Ed.M.
  Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care

Federal Policy Fellows

• Krystal Bichay-Awadalla, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Ellen Litkowski, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Parisa Parsafar, Ph.D.
  Office of the Senator Christopher Coons
• Emily Ross, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Alayna Schreier, Ph.D.
  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

State Policy Post-doctoral Fellows

• Christina Padilla, Ph.D., M.P.P.
  District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Learning
• Sarah Prendergast, Ph.D.
  Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Early Childhood

State Policy Pre-doctoral Fellows

• Kylie Bezdek
  North Carolina North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education
• Claudia Kruzik
  Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
• Ann Partee, Ed.M.
  Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Office of Early Childhood
• Callie Silver, M.A.
  Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development (GOECD)

Federal Policy Fellows

• Emily Ross, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Paula Daneri, Ph.D.
  House Committee on Education and Labor
• Amanda K. Gatewood, M.P.H., Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Marisa Morin, Ph.D.
  Senate Finance Committee, Office of Ranking Member Ron Wyden
• Rachel McKinnon, Ph.D.
  Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families
• Francesca Longo, Ph.D.
  Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families
• Anne Day Leong, Ph.D., M.S.W.
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
• Kelly Jedd McKenzie, Ph.D.
  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
• Sarah Blankenship, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Erin Cannon, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families

State Policy Post-doctoral Fellows

• Rachel Katz, Ph.D.
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Early Intervention
• Alicia Miao, Ph.D.
  Early Learning Division, Oregon Department of Education

State Policy Pre-doctoral Fellows

• Nneka Ibekwe, M.S.W., Ed.M.
  Office of Early Learning, Delaware Department of Education
• Caroline Martin
  Vermont Agency of Education
• Meghan McDoniel, Ed.M.
  Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning
• Elizabeth Tremaine, M.S.
  Early Learning Division, Oregon Department of Education

Federal Policy Fellows

• Rachel D. McKinnon, Ph.D.
  Office of Senator Bob Casey
• Alaina Flannigan, Ph.D.
  Joint Economic Committee, Office of Ranking Member Senator Martin Heinrich
• Erin Cannon, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Anne Day Leong, Ph.D., M.S.W.
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
• Sarah Blankenship, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Kelly Jedd McKenzie, Ph.D.
  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
• Francesca Longo, Ph.D.
  Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
• Yunsoo Park, Ph.D.
  National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice
• Jenessa Malin, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Jameela Conway-Turner, Ph.D.
  National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice

State Policy Post-doctoralFellows

• Aimée Drouin Duncan, Ph.D.
  Office of The State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), Division of Early Learning (DEL), District of Columbia
• Kate Giapponi Schneider, Ph.D.
  Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC)

State Policy Pre-doctoral Fellows

• Robert Carr, M.A.
  North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE)
• Julie Casper, M.S.Ed.
  Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC)
• Melanie Fish
  Washington State Department of Early Learning (DEL)/Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)
• Mayra Parada
  Office of Early Childhood and Humanities, Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)

Federal Policy Fellows

• Yunsoo Park, Ph.D.
  National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice
• Jenessa Malin, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Angelique Day, Ph.D., M.S.W.
  Office of Congressman Danny Davis
• Emily M. Douglas, Ph.D.
  Office of Senator Ron Wyden
• Elizabeth Day, Ph.D.
  Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
• Jameela Conway-Turner, Ph.D.
  National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice
• Marina M. Mendoza, Ph.D.
  National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice
• Elizabeth Shuey, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families

Federal Policy Fellows

• Amy Leffler, Ph.D.
  National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice
• Tracy Clopêt, Ph.D.
  Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families
• Marina Mendoza, Ph.D.
  National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice
• Elizabeth Shuey, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Sangeeta Parikshak, Ph.D.
  Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families
• Kirby Chow, Ph.D.
  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services

Federal Policy Fellows

• Lynlee Tanner Stapleton, Ph.D.
  U.S. Agency for International Development
• Cristina Novoa, Ph.D., M.P.P.
  Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
• Kirby Chow, Ph.D.
  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
• Amy Griffin, Ph.D.
  Office of Senator Al Franken
• Sangeeta Parikshak, Ph.D.
  Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families 
• Beth Meloy, Ph.D.
  Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families 
• Michelle Boyd, Ph.D.
  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
• Nina Philipsen Hetzner, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families

Federal Policy Fellows

• Lynlee Tanner Stapleton, Ph.D.
  U.S. Global Development Lab, U.S. Agency for International Development
• Kathleen McCoy, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Julie A. Leis, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Christine Fortunato, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Sangeeta Parikshak, Ph.D.
  Office of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
• Nina Philipsen Hetzner, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Beth Meloy, Ph.D.
  Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families 

Federal Policy Fellows

• Amanda Clincy, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Kathleen McCoy, Ph.D.
  Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families
• Michelle J. Boyd, Ph.D.
  House Ways and Means Committee
• Lindsey Hutchison, Ph.D.
  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
• Beth Meloy, Ph.D.
  Office of Senator Al Franken
• 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

Federal Policy Fellows

• 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., NCSP
  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

Federal Policy Fellows

• 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

Federal Policy Fellows

• 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

Federal Policy Fellows

• Diana Tyson, Ph.D.
  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
• Ann C. 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

Federal Policy Fellows

• 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
• Michele M. 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

Federal Policy Fellows

• 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 Najaf, 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