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Candace Hester, Ph.D., is a principal researcher at AIR. During her time at AIR, she has worked on dozens of rigorous evaluations to examine the implementation and impact of policies and programs particularly for their capacity to address root causes for harm and promote safety, dignity, and thriving. Dr. Hester ...

Mary Kay Dugan is a managing technical assistant consultant at AIR. She is passionate about identifying evidence-based promising practices and translating them into policies and effective programs focused on underserved populations including disadvantaged youth and young adults. Dugan has over 30 years of experience helping federal, state, and local governments ...

David Seidenfeld is a senior vice president and leads AIR's International Development Division, overseeing a portfolio of more than 50 active research, evaluation, and technical assistance projects in low- and middle-income countries around the globe. He also oversees AIR’s Technology Solutions and data science practices and is the executive liaison ...

Amy Feygin is a principal researcher at AIR, where where she works with state education agencies and local education agencies on research, evaluation, and technical assistance projects. She is an expert in college and career readiness, particularly for underserved youth. She serves as Research Liaison to the Regional Education Laboratory (REL) ...

Elizabeth Spier is a principal researcher at AIR. She has several years of experience designing and managing large-scale, policy-relevant qualitative and quantitative studies examining the effectiveness of programs, and interventions designed to improve developmental and educational outcomes for children. She has been project director for an evaluation of a six-country ...

Marta Tienda is Maurice P. During ’22 professor in demographic studies, and professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University. Prior to this she held permanent positions at the universities of Chicago, where she served as chair of the sociology department, and Wisconsin-Madison, and visiting appointments at NYU, Stanford ...

Alexandria Walton Radford is a managing researcher and director of the Center for Applied Research in Postsecondary Education (CARPE) at AIR. Dr. Radford's primary responsibilities include leading a team and working with partners to improve postsecondary access for underrepresented groups. She is dedicated to using research, evaluation, and technical assistance ...