SRCD Policy Fellowship Experience

Description
Federal and state fellows are asked to write one-page reflections on their fellowship experiences. At the end of the fellowship year, fellows also develop a Professional Portfolio accompanied by a brief abstract to showcase a selected number of contributions the fellow made at the placement during the fellowship year.
Components

Federal Policy Fellow Spotlights and State Policy Fellow Portfolio Abstracts

Federal and State fellows are asked to write one-page reflections on their fellowship experiences. In addition, at the end of the fellowship year fellows are asked to develop a Professional Portfolio with brief abstracts of each entry to showcase a selected number of contributions the fellow made at the placement during the fellowship year. Prior to the 2020-2021 fellowship year, Federal fellows wrote one-page reflections while State fellows developed Professional Portfolios.

2024

Federal Policy Fellows

  • Jessie Bridgewater, Ph.D.
    Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in the National Institutes of Health
  • Carly Champagne, Ph.D. 
    Office of Child Care (OCC) in the Administration for Children and Families
  • Brett Greenfield, Ph.D.
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
  • Paige Greenwood, Ph.D.
    Office of Head Start (OHS) 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
  • Toria Herd, Ph.D.
    Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families
  • Shirley Huang, Ph.D. 
    Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in the National Institutes of Health
  • Jazlyn Nketia, Ph.D.
    Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families
  • Kylee Probert, Ph.D. 
    Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families
  • Kizzann Ashana "Shana" Ratcliff, Ph.D.
    Office of Head Start (OHS) in the 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.
    Congressional Branch fellow

State Policy Post-doctoral Fellows

  • Lara Markovitz, Ph.D. 
    Office of Child Support (OCS) in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
  • Sara Nozadi, Ph.D.
    State of New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD)
  • Isabella Sciuto Ozenbaugh, Ph.D.
    Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) in the state of Oregon
  • Faith VanMeter, Ph.D. 
    Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), Child Safety and Permanence Division, Promotion and Prevention Unit

2023

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

2022

Federal Policy Fellows

State Policy Pre-doctoral Fellows

State Policy Post-doctoral Fellows

2021

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

2020

Federal Policy Fellows

State Policy Post-doctoral Fellows

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)

2019

Federal Policy Fellows

State Policy Post-doctoral Fellows

State Policy Pre-doctoral Fellows

2018

Federal Policy Fellows

State Policy Post-doctoralFellows

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)

2017

Federal Policy Fellows

2016

Federal Policy Fellows

2015

Federal Policy Fellows

2014

Federal Policy Fellows

2013

Federal Policy Fellows

2012

Federal Policy Fellows

2011

Federal Policy Fellows

2010

Federal Policy Fellows

2009

Federal Policy Fellows

2008

Federal Policy Fellows

2007

Federal Policy Fellows