Provides research, evaluation, consulting, and technical assistance services that contribute to the lifelong process of learning and improving personal performance.

Produces and disseminates information to provide motivation and tools to enable individuals to make informed decisions about health issues.

Develops and implements education testing programs that benefit students, parents and public officals.

Works with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the government's primary source for collecting and analyzing data about public education.

Helps to provide all children with access to a quality education, and empowers people, organizations, and communities to bring about social change.

Is committed to helping clients improve the effectiveness of their workforce through a wide range of management, organizational, and business improvement efforts.

Produces, maintains and disseminates systematic reviews of the effects of social and behavioral interventions.

F. Cadelle Hemphill

Principal Research Analyst

F. Cadelle Hemphill is a Principal Research Analyst for the Federal Statistics Program at AIR. She manages projects supported by the National Center for Education Statistics Offices of the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, as well as the Federal Statistics Program editorial, web development and graphics services teams. She also leads two projects supporting the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a program of the U.S. Department of Education. Before joining AIR, was a senior research associate with the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Board on Testing and Assessment. As a senior project associate at the Council of Chief State School Officers, she codirected the annual large-scale assessment conference and managed the Education Information Advisory Committee. Her research interests include educational assessment as it relates to education policy and school reform. She holds an A.B. degree in public policy studies from Duke University.