Deborah Moroney is a vice president at AIR, where she leads AIR’s work in the area of Youth, Family, and Community Development. Dr. Moroney is a methodological expert in implementation science—in the context of both rigorous research and program evaluation—and her work often bridges the two worlds of research and ...
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Stahl joined AIR as a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager in 2021 to provide design, data collection and analysis, and technical assistance support to AIR’s range of programs and business development. Over the last decade, she has designed and conducted qualitative studies and has served on teams ...
Jessica Newman is a senior researcher who leads research, evaluation, and capacity-building initiatives in collaboration with a variety of national, state, and local entities. Her work is primarily focused on positive youth development and social and emotional learning (SEL) in supportive learning environments, including out-of-school time and informal learning settings. ...
This spotlight takes a look at the history of Title I, how the program has changed over time, and how it affects children, schools, families and education policy. Experts weigh in on the program's past and future in interviews, briefs, and blogs.
This blog post by Senior TA Consultants Abby Bandurraga and Gina Wells lays out the Five Elements of Effective State Apprenticeship, a framework developed by AIR through the State Apprenticeship Expansion Project.
Smallholder farmers rely on crops for income and food security, but their ability to generate income and maintain food security is threatened by a number of factors. Kenya’s Plantwise program is a global initiative that provides smallholder farmers with vital information on the maintenance of crop health and environmentally sustainable ...
Erin Duckett is a TA consultant in the Workforce Program Area at AIR with over 15 years of experience in workforce development, with an emphasis on apprenticeship and sector partnerships. Duckett is a skilled facilitator, trainer, and coach with experience implementing and coaching apprenticeship expansion efforts. Her primary responsibilities fall under ...
The TA Partnership provides technical assistance to state, regional, and county system of care communities currently funded to operate the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program, including those that have juvenile justice-involved youth as a population of focus. ...
Erika Kessler, Ph.D., is a researcher at AIR with expertise in climate change and environmental education and employing advanced statistical analysis techniques with large-scale, complex survey data.Dr. Kessler brings a breadth of work experience and expertise across a diverse array of topics to AIR. She has particular interest and experience in the ...
Ashu Handa is an economist whose work centers on global poverty, health, and human development in sub-Saharan Africa. At AIR, he works to expand Equity Initiative work internationally and supports AIR’s global poverty research and policy efforts. He has been a professor at the University of North Carolina for 20 ...