Melissa Kull has extensive experience conducting research and evaluation to yield actionable evidence on practices, programs, and policies that promote child, youth, and family stability and well-being.Her research aims to improve the human services that address family and youth housing instability so that systems can effectively prevent experiences of homelessness ...
AIR and its Methods of Synthesis and Integration Center (MOSAIC), along with institutional partners and subject matter expert consultants, seek to accelerate and transform the practice of research synthesis using breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI) tools and models, especially in the fields of natural language processing and large language models. ...
One strategy aimed at narrowing the college success gap is nudging interventions, such as texts and emails, choice architecture, predictive analytics, and social comparisons. AIR is synthesizing empirical evidence on postsecondary nudging interventions conducted with both 2- and 4-year college students, recent high school graduates, students who dropped out of ...
The Living in Victory (LIV) Program is a community-based housing initiative in St. Louis, MO, that supports Black men in recovery from substance use disorder. The program provides wraparound services, including job readiness training and connections to local employers, to help residents achieve wellness and economic stability. AIR's mixed-methods descriptive ...
Christine Jones is a mixed-methods researcher with over 18 years of experience in public health, health policy, program evaluation, and health services research. She has led federal research efforts focused on implementing and evaluating health system change, policy analysis, and patient-centered outcomes for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), ...
Youth who experience at least one night in jail are more likely to be convicted to a juvenile detention facility, and rates of convictions to detention facilities are exponentially higher for Black, Latino/a, and other racially minoritized kids who enter the criminal justice system’s front door. This project takes a ...
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Modernization Initiative aims to enhance the process of how patients are matched to organs, shorten wait times, address disparities, and improve transplant outcomes. The HRSA has awarded AIR a five-year contract to strengthen the governance, transparency, and ...
Research shows that high school students who complete a FAFSA, or free application for federal student aid, are significantly more likely to enroll and remain in college than students who do not. Based on what counselors told us in our study in Texas, here are some ways that states can ...
Special education teacher staffing challenges have existed for decades, making it difficult for schools to provide a free, appropriate public education to students with disabilities. The Special Educator Workforce: A Research Collaborative (SPARC Center) is working to address these challenges by studying the composition, distribution, stability, and effectiveness of the ...
The AIR Opportunity Fund is a philanthropic initiative that invests in innovative research and bold solutions to expand opportunities for all. It combines expertise with research-driven insights to tackle local challenges, build on community strengths, and create meaningful, lasting change.
