Jameela Conway-Turner is a senior researcher at AIR. Dr. Conway-Turner provides research and evaluation support to research practitioner partnerships and programs with a focus on youth development, social and emotional learning, and justice-related issues. This work includes K-12 education, out-of-school time, and youth programs. Dr. Conway-Turner works to bridge the ...
AIR’s work in civic learning draws on the diverse content and methodological expertise of AIR staff and the collaborations we form with clients and partners. Our research and technical assistance cuts across several areas of civic learning.
Girls and young women face a variety of obstacles to physical and socioeconomic well-being, inequity in educational opportunities, and tend to be discouraged from speaking up for themselves and others. AIR evaluated Girls Inc., founded in 1864, which provides comprehensive, research-based programs and activities for girls at sites across the ...
Leah Brown is a senior researcher within domestic research and development at AIR. Brown has more than 10 years of experience in research and project management. She currently serves as the project director on multiple projects, including an evaluation of the Civics for All initiative in New York City and ...
Courtney Gross is a researcher who specializes in standards and assessments with expertise in research and evaluation, quality assurance, and technical assistance. She has more than five years of experience working with federal and state clients.In her current role, Gross provides subject expertise on the National Assessment of Educational Progress ...
Sarah Peko-Spicer is a senior researcher in the Educators and Instruction program at AIR. She has extensive expertise in methods related to cluster randomized trials, optimal design of experiments, replication, and meta-analysis. Her primary areas of interest include social emotional learning, civic engagement, and critical research methods. She currently serves ...