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Workforce programs are often complex and difficult to access and navigate. Increasing effectiveness in the workforce system requires redesigning programs to better fit a wide range of participants’ needs. We blend innovative methods from behavioral science and human-centered systems design to improve participants’ experience and success across a variety of ...
Erika Kessler brings a breadth of work experience and expertise across a diverse array of topics to AIR. Dr. Kessler has expertise in climate change and environmental education and employing advanced statistical analysis techniques with large-scale, complex survey data. She has particular interest and experience in the fields of international ...
Brittany Lenertz is a senior TA consultant with AIR. Her primary responsibilities include providing subject matter expertise, support and leadership on various projects, primarily for state and local workforce areas. She has over 20 years of experience in the public workforce development system. Lenertz’s work at AIR has included program ...
Catherine Livingston is the Chief Legal Officer for AIR, overseeing all internal and external legal matters for the institute, including compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies related to all institutional interests, including contracts, workforce and employment matters, and intellectual property. She also serves as AIR’s in-house ethics officer and ...
Catherine E. Livingston, an attorney with broad experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors, will join the AIR as Chief Legal Officer, effective February 1. Livingston has most recently served as general counsel for the Open Society Foundations and as a partner for Jones Day, overseeing the law firm’s ...
AIR has played a critical role in investigating the use of evidence-based practices in home visiting, early language outcomes, home visiting during the COVID-19 pandemic, and evaluations of the Welcome Baby program sponsored by First 5 LA.
Meghan Wills' primary responsibilities include providing strategic support and technical assistance to strengthen and modernize the Registered Apprenticeship system and expanding the use of Registered Apprenticeship to train and prepare the educator workforce.Wills has more than 12 years of experience in workforce and education policy at the national and state ...
David Bamat is a senior researcher in the Education Statistics program at AIR. Dr. Bamat’s primary responsibilities include leading and supporting NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) research projects. His work focuses on studying and leveraging statistical methods to overcome small sample limitations in large-scale assessment (LSA) research. It also ...
Every year, City Year recruits a diverse group of Student Success Coaches, ages 18-25, to deliver its holistic Whole School Whole Child (WSWC) model. Juliette Berg and David Osher discuss AIR's five-year evaluation of the model's challenges and opportunities.
