The Research and Data Analysis team at American Institutes for Research conducts comprehensive studies and analyzes data to inform policy and practice in various fields, including education, health, and social services. This multifaceted team, consisting of researchers, data scientists, and analysts, employs advanced methodologies, statistical techniques, and psychometric evaluations to generate insights that drive effective decision-making and support evidence-based improvements in societal outcomes.
Aaron Heuser
Managing Director & Principal ...
Abdullah Ferdous
Principal Researcher/psychomet...
Abi Jefferys
Research Associate
Abigail Foley M.ed
Senior Researcher
Abigail Miller
Data Scientist
Abigail Weinstein
Research Associate
Abigail Woodroffe
Principal Researcher
Abril D.
Research Assistant
Adaline Arnold
Research Assistant
Adam Hearn
Data Scientist Associate
Adrian Duran
Research Associate
Agnesa Sejdijaj
Research Associate
Ahmad Mohassel
Senior Data Scientist
Ai Rene Ong
Researcher
Aimee D.
Research Associate
Ajay Srikanth
Researcher
Alberto Guzman-Alvar...
Research Data Scientist
Alejandra Martin
Researcher
Alejandra S. (Emily)
Research Assistant
Aleksandra Holod
Principal Researcher
Aleksis Kincaid
Senior Researcher
Alex Lesniak
Research Associate
Alexandra Kistner
Principal Researcher
Alexandra Marken
Researcher
Ali Fathi
Data Scientist
Alise Crossland
Senior Research Analyst
Alison Filbey
Research Associate
Alison Hauser
Researcher
Alka Arora
Senior Researcher
Alka Arora
Senior Researcher, Mathematics
Allison Belmont
Researcher
Allison Gilmour
Principal Researcher
Allyson Pakstis
Researcher
Alon Evron
Senior Data Scientist
Alvaro Cruz
Researcher, Data Science
Alyssa Cohen
Researcher
Amanda Danks
Senior Researcher
Amanda Mickus
Researcher
Amanda Ortega
Monitoring, Evaluation, & Lear...
Amber Bloomfield
Senior Data Scientist
Amelia Auchstetter
Researcher
Amy Lin
Researcher
Amy Peterson
Researcher
Amy Rathbun
Managing Researcher
Amy Schwartz
Health Policy And Operations R...
Amy Syvertsen
Principal Researcher
Amy T.
Researcher
Amy Todd
Researcher
Andrea Amodeo
Principal Researcher
Andrea Boyle
Researcher
Andrea Coombes
Principal Researcher
Andrew Swanlund
Principal Researcher
Andrew Wayne
Managing Researcher
Angelica Herrera
Senior Researcher
Angie Whistler
Research Assistant
Anhminh Nguyen
Research Associate
Anja Kurki
Managing Researcher
Anlan Zhang
Senior Researcher
Ann Middleton
Senior Researcher
Ann-Marie Akiwumi
Principal Data Scientist
Anna Healy
Research Associate
Anna McDonald
Research Assistant
Anna Sanderson
Researcher
Anna Sherrill
Research Associate
Anna Warren
Qualitative Researcher For Int...
Annica Knowles
Research Associate
Ariana Pozos
Research Assistant
Arielle Lentz
Researcher
Arturo V.
Research Associate
Ashley Pantaleao
Researcher
Ashley Pierson
Senior Researcher
Ashley Roberts
Senior Researcher
Audrey Altieri
Researcher
Beenish Khan
Associate Researcher
Ben West
Quantitative Researcher
Benjamin Farber
Research Associate
Beth Anne Card
Data Scientist
Bharati Belwalkar
Senior I/o Researcher
Bhashithe Abeysinghe
Researcher
Bill Liu
Researcher
Billie Jo Day
Researcher
Bingjie Chen
Research Associate
Bitnara Jasmine Park
Principal Researcher
Bo Z.
Senior Researcher
Bradley Salvato
Research Assistant
Brannan Mitchel-Slen...
I/o Psychology Researcher
Brenda Arellano
Senior Researcher
Brenda Arellano
Principal Researcher
Brianna Heslin J.d.
Health Researcher
Brittany Boyd
Researcher
Brittany Sumnicht
Researcher
Bryan Gale
Researcher
Burhan Ogut
Principal Researcher
Caitlin Deal
Data Scientist
Caitlyn M.
Senior Researcher
Callie Slevin
Research Assistant, Education ...
Camellia Bollino Doy...
Senior Researcher
Candace Hamilton Hes...
Principal Researcher
Candice Handjojo
Research Associate
Carolyn Corea
Senior Researcher
Carrie Scholz
Managing Researcher
Casey Alexander
Senior Researcher
Catherine Bitter
Senior Researcher
Catherine Jacques
Senior Researcher
Cecilia Xuning Zhang...
Researcher
Chandler Hill
Research Associate
Chanel Brown
Research Associate
Charlene Nguyen
Research Associate
Charrise Phillips Ho...
Human Services Researcher
Chase Johnson
Research Associate
Chaunté White
Researcher
Cheryl Graczewski
Senior Research Analyst
Chinmaya Holla
Researcher
Chris Pugliese
Senior Researcher
Christian Evensen
Senior Researcher
Christina Davis
Senior Researcher
Christina Jones
Senior Data Scientist
Christina Licalsi
Principal Researcher
Christine E. Walsh P...
Researcher
Christine Jones
Principal Researcher
Cindy V.
Senior Researcher
Claire Chuter
Quantitative Researcher
Clea Vannet Mph
Senior Researcher
Coco Massengale
Researcher
Cody Bock
Qualitative Researcher
Colleen Boggs
Research Assistant - Learning ...
Colleen Heberle
Research Associate
Collin Heckman
Data Scientist Assistant
Cong Ye
Principal Researcher
Connor Pennell
Research Associate
Coretta Mallery Lank...
Managing Researcher
Corrin Pitluck
Researcher
Courtney Gross
Researcher
Courtney Tanenbaum
Managing Researcher
Courtney Thatcher
Senior Data Scientist
Cristina Alvarez
Research Assistant
Dajung Diana Oh
Researcher
Damon Blair
Research Associate
Dana Bluevise
Research Assistant- Learning S...
Daniel Daponte
Research Associate
Daniel Labrousse
Research Associate
Daniel Zaas
Researcher
Danielle Agraviador ...
Researcher
Danielle Battle
Principal Researcher
Danielle E. Midgyett
Research Associate, Education ...
Danielle Ferguson Ed...
Principal Researcher
Danielle Riser
Quantitative Researcher
Danielle Shaw Attawa...
Researcher
David Bateman
Principal Researcher
David Blumenthal
Researcher
David Miller
Researcher
David Prudente Ed.d.
Senior Researcher
David Vestal
I/o Psychology Researcher
Deepa S. Vasudevan E...
Researcher | Youth, Family, Co...
Deeza-Mae Smith
Researcher
Devin Dedrick
Research Intern
Deyonna Grant
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion...
Dia Jackson Ed.d.
Senior Researcher
Dominique Bradley
Senior Researcher
Dong Hoon Lee
Researcher
Drew Atchison
Principal Researcher
Eben Witherspoon
Senior Researcher
Ebru Erberber
Principal Researcher
Elaine Yang
Research Associate
Elena Soles
Senior Researcher
Elisabeth Davis
Principal Researcher
Elise Dizon-Ross
Researcher, Center For Analysi...
Eliza Laible
Research Associate
Elizabeth Caniano
Researcher
Elizabeth Chagnon
Research Associate
Elizabeth L. Adams
Senior Researcher
Elizabeth Middleton
Quantitative Research Associat...
Elizabeth R. Kurban
Researcher, Postsecondary Educ...
Elizabeth Schoyer Mp...
Senior Researcher
Elizabeth Spier
Principal Researcher
Elizabeth W. Kamau
Researcher
Ella Hutzler
Research Associate
Ellena Sempeles
Research Assistant
Elvis Han
Research Intern
Emily Ackman
Senior Researcher
Emily Baumann
Researcher
Emily Elstad
Principal Researcher
Emily Loney
Senior Researcher
Emily Melluso
Research Associate
Emily Morton
Researcher
Emily Pas Isenberg
Senior Researcher
Emily Weinberg
Senior Researcher
Emma Cohen
Senior Researcher
Emma King
Research Assistant
Emma Wilson
Researcher
Erika Kessler
Researcher
Erin Clancy
Researcher
Erin Wofford Mph
Research Associate
Erol Barina
Senior Research Analyst
Evan Nielsen
Senior Researcher
Eve Arif
Research Assistant, Workforce ...
Evelyn Shu
Researcher Climate Change
Ezinwa Nwakama Mph
Research Associate
Felix Chen
Data Scientist
Femi Vance
Researcher
Flora Harmon Am
Equity Early Childhood Researc...
G Castillo
Senior Researcher
Gauri Rege (Gee)
Senior I-o Researcher
Gayatri Nidhi Tiruna...
Senior Data Scientist ML AI
Gitis Jake Sokolsky
Researcher And Data Analyst
Glynnis Melnicove
Monitoring, Evaluation, And Le...
Grace Cheng
Sr. Researcher
Grace Drury
Research Associate
Graham Chickering
Data Scientist Associate
Gurjeet Dhillon (Son...
Senior Researcher
Hannah Dunn-Grandpre
Researcher
Helen Duffy
Senior Research Analyst
Helen Muhisani
Senior Researcher
Henry Alexander
Research Assistant- Youth, Fam...
Holly Williams
Senior Researcher In Education...
Honora Stagner
Associate Researcher
Hophine Emaseh
Research Associate
Huade Huo
Senior Researcher
Huihan Gao
Research Analyst
Ian Callen
Research Associate
Ilana Barach
Researcher
Iris Daruwala (Hemme...
Senior Researcher
Isabel Nolasco Escal...
Research Associate
Isabel Reyes
Research Assistant
Isabella Hernandez
Research Assistant
Isabella Pinerua
Research Associate
Isabelle Edwards
Research Associate
Iszy Hirschtritt Lic...
Researcher
Ivana Parraga
Research Assistant
Jack Butler
Data Scientist Assistant
Jada Watson
Research Associate
Jaiden Butler Ms
Quantitative Research Associat...
Jameela Conway-Turne...
Senior Researcher
Jana Kemp
Principal Researcher
Jane G. Coggshall Mc...
Principal Researcher
Janna Cunnion
Research Associate
Jasmine B. James
Research Associate
Jasmine Howard
Research Associate
Jason Harlacher
Senior Researcher
Jenn Hudson
Senior Researcher
Jennell McHugh
Research Analyst
Jenni Fipaza
Researcher And Senior Communic...
Jennie Jiang
Senior Researcher
Jennie Law
Senior Researcher
Jennifer Anthony
Senior Researcher
Jennifer Anthony
Senior Researcher
Jennifer L. Bumble
Principal Researcher
Jennifer Sable
Principal Researcher
Jeremy Redford
Principal Researcher
Jessica Cadima
Researcher
Jessica Mason
Senior Researcher
Jessica Semblante
Research Assistant
Jessica Smith Stockh...
Quantitative Researcher
Jessy Newman
Senior Researcher
Jiashan C.
Researcher
Jie Sun
Research Statistician
Jijun Zhang Ph.d.
Principal Researcher And Proje...
Jill Battal
Senior Researcher
Jill Young
Senior Researcher
Jingtong Pan
Senior Researcher
Joan Gathu
Data Scientist
Joanne Carminucci
Research Associate
Jodi Jacobson Cherno...
Senior Research Analyst
Joel Knudson
Principal Researcher
John Bobrowski
Research Associate
John Kochanek
Research Assistant
Jonathan Margolin
Principal Researcher
Jordan Rickles
Principal Researcher
Joseph Taylor
Principal Researcher
Joshua R. Polanin
Principal Researcher
Juan Gabriel Sanchez
Researcher, Education Systems ...
Juanita Hicks
Senior Researcher
Julia Casasanto-Ferr...
Senior Researcher
Julia Marchand
Senior Researcher
Juliette Berg
Principal Researcher
Kamal Middlebrook
Researcher Intern
Karen Frazier
Senior Researcher
Karen S. Taylor
Researcher
Karen Y.
Data Scientist Associate
Karin Johnson
Principal Researcher
Karina Castañeda Esp...
Research Assistant
Karthik Ramesh
Quantitative Research Associat...
Katherine Canniff
Research Assistant - Education...
Katherine L. Hughes
Principal Researcher
Kathleen Jones
Researcher
Kathleen Murphy
Managing Researcher
Kathleen Pfannenstie...
Senior Researcher
Kathryn B.
Researcher
Kathy Terry
Senior Researcher
Katie Dahlke
Principal Researcher
Katie Herz
Senior Researcher
Katie Korwan
Research Associate
Katie Magoulick Mph,...
Researcher
Katie Ports
Senior Public Health Researche...
Katie Rich
Senior Researcher
Kayla Trumbull
Research Associate
Ke Wang
Senior Researcher
Kelisa Cain
Research Associate
Kelle Parsons
Principal Researcher, Postseco...
Kellie MacDonald May...
Researcher
Kelly Peters
Principal Researcher
Kelsey Berryman
Research Associate
Kennan Murray
Principal Researcher
Kenya Roy
Research Associate
Kerry Vieth
Senior Researcher, Education S...
Kianna Pete
Education Systems & Policy Res...
Kim Leroy
Research Associate
Kimberly Imel
Researcher
Kimberly Kendziora
Managing Researcher
Kirsten Firminger
Principal Researcher
Kobi Khong
Residential Segregation Toolki...
Kristin Ruedel
Senior Researcher
Kristina Zeiser
Principal Researcher
Kristine Pelatt
Senior Data Scientist
Kyle Fagan
Principal Researcher
Kylie Klein
Senior Researcher
Laura Kuchle
Researcher, Senior Researcher
Laura Michaelson
Senior Researcher
Laura Stein
Principal Researcher
Laura Wallace
Researcher
Lauren A.
Senior Researcher
Lauren Artzi
Senior Researcher
Lauren Mason
Research Intern
Lauren R.
Research Associate
Lauren R.
Senior Researcher
Lauren Ramsay
Senior Industrial/organization...
La’Treil Allen
Research Assistant
Leanne Elliott
Senior Researcher In Human Ser...
Lina Gleizer
Research Associate
Linda Galib
Researcher
Lisa Merrill
Senior Researcher
Lisa White
Researcher
Liza Kahn
Research Assistant, Internatio...
Luke Patterson
Data Scientist
Lynn Mellor
Principal Researcher
MacKenzie Melton
Research Associate
MacKenzie Young
Data Scientist
Madeline Denjongpa E...
Researcher
Mahrusah Zahin
Research Associate
Maliha Ali
Senior Researcher
Maliha Ali Drph, Mbb...
Senior Researcher
Manolya Tanyu
Senior Researcher
Manshu Yang
Senior Researcher/psychometric...
Manxi Yang
Senior Researcher, Health
Marcela Movit
Senior Researcher
Margaret Nead
Research Assistant
Margaret Quinn-Gibne...
Research Associate
Margarita Olivera-Ag...
Senior Researcher
Maria J. Payri
Researcher
Mariesa Hawkins
Researcher
Marina Castro
Research Analyst
Marissa Hall
Research Associate
Marissa Spang
Indigenous Education Researche...
Mark Hatcher
Research Associate
Mark Lachowicz
Quantitative Researcher
Markus Broer
Managing Researcher
Marty Hooper
Principal Researcher
Martyna Citkowicz
Principal Researcher
Mary Bridget Burns
Senior Researcher
Mary Lavelle
Researcher
Mary Nistler
Senior Researcher
Mary S.
Researcher
Maryan Carbuccia-Abb...
Research Associate
Matt Burke
Researcher
Matthew Farmer
Researcher, Education Systems
Matthew McDevitt
Research Assistant
Matthew Sweeney
Senior Researcher
Matthew Welch
Senior Education Researcher
Maura Shramko
Researcher
Mauricio Estrada
Senior Researcher
Max Pardo
Researcher
Max Sgro
Researcher
Meera Bhalla
Research Associate
Meera Ragunathan
Research Assistant, Health Div...
Megan Austin
Principal Researcher
Megan Brown
Principal Researcher
Megan McGovern
Research Analyst
Megan Sambolt (Lebow...
Principal Researcher
Megha Joshi
Senior Quantitative Researcher
Meghan Coffee
Data Scientist Associate
Melia Repko-Erwin
Researcher
Melinda Griffin
Researcher
Melissa B.
Senior Researcher
Melissa Chavarria M....
Research Associate
Melissa Hafner
Principal Researcher
Melissa Rodgers
Quantitative Researcher
Melissa Scardaville
Principal Researcher
Melissa Yisak
Senior Researcher
Merton Lee
Researcher
Meshell Murphy Hicks
Principal Researcher
Michael K.
Data Scientist Assistant
Michael Vaden-Kierna...
Managing Researcher
Michelle Rahman
Research Associate
Mindee O'Cummings
Senior Research Analyst
Mirza Kulenović
Senior Research Analyst
Molly Fenster
Senior Researcher
Mona Kilany
Senior Researcher
Montrischa Williams ...
Senior Researcher
Mpaff Katherine Gros...
Research Associate
Mph Policy Courtney ...
Researcher
Mpp Brooke Shearon
Research Associate (health Div...
Mpp Ulrike Salifou M...
Researcher
Msw Chelsea Hood Lgs...
Research Intern
Msw Sarah Mae Olivar
Researcher
Mubashar Khan
Research Assistant
Nada Rayyes
Senior Researcher Secondary/ P...
Namita Tanya Padgaon...
Researcher
Nastaran Pourebrahim
Health Researcher
Natalya Gnedko-Berry
Principal Researcher
Neil Naftzger
Principal Researcher
Nicholas Sorensen
Principal Researcher
Nicholas Sumnicht
Senior Research Analyst
Noelle Poirier
Senior Researcher
Nora Gannon-Slater
Senior Researcher
Odeosa Eguavoen
Research Assistant
Oluchi Ozuzu
Research Associate
Oluwabukunola Olagun
Research Associate
Orrin Murray
Principal Researcher
Oshin Khachikian
Researcher, Mixed-methods
Ozen Guven
Senior Researcher
Paige Figueroa
Research Assistant
Parakh Patel M.p.h
Research Associate
Patricia Campie
Principal Researcher
Paul Garrity
Education Research Assistant
Paula Dias
Senior Researcher
Peggy Clements
Senior Researcher
Peter Coyne
Research Associate
Peter Mburu
Data Scientist
Peter Rehder
Researcher
Phomdaen Souvanna
Senior Researcher
Pooja Reddy Nakamura
Principal Researcher
Preeya Pandya Mbekea...
Researcher
Qi Xing
Senior Researcher
Quy Nhi Nguyen
Researcher
Rachel Blume
Research Associate
Rachel Carroll
Quantitative Researcher
Rachel Garrett
Managing Researcher
Rachel Hanson
Researcher
Rachel Shapiro
Senior Researcher
Raeanne Friesenhahn
Researcher
Rebecca Bergey Ed.d.
Principal Researcher
Rebecca Fritz (Becca...
Research Associate
Rebecca Shipan
Researcher
Rebecca Wang (Remy)
Research Associate/quantitativ...
Reg L.
Health Policy & Education Rese...
Riley O'Donnell
Research Associate
Robert F.
Research Associate
Robert McMahon
Researcher
Robert Nathenson
Senior Researcher
Robert Schwarzhaupt
Quantitative Researcher
Robin Paré M.ed.
Education Researcher
Robyn Elkins
Researcher
Roger Jarjoura
Principal Researcher
Roman Ruiz
Senior Researcher
Ronald Peña
Research Assistant
Ryan Eisner Mpa
Senior Researcher
Ryan Torbey
Researcher, Computer Science E...
Ryan Williams
Principal Researcher
S. Sana Fatima
Senior Researcher
Sabrina Kazi
Research Associate
Sadia Aslam-Khan
Senior Researcher
Sadia Aslam-Khan Mph
Principal Researcher
Saida Mamedova
Research Analyst
Saki Ikoma
Senior Researcher
Samantha Sniegowski
Senior Researcher
Sami Kitmitto
Senior Research Analyst
Samuel Dewitt
Senior Researcher
Samuel Mabile
Research Associate
Sandeep Shetty
Senior Data Scientist
Sara Alhassani
Research Assistant
Sara M.
Researcher
Sara Mitchell
Research Assistant – Education...
Sarah Arden
Principal Researcher
Sarah Benz
Researcher
Sarah Buchanan Peder...
Senior Researcher
Sarah Frazelle
Senior Researcher
Sarah H.
Research Associate
Sarah Hein
Research Associate
Sarah Mossburg
Senior Researcher
Sarah Peko-Spicer
Senior Researcher
Sarah Sahni
Principal Researcher
Sarvothaman Madhavan
Data Scientist Researcher
Scott Davis
Principal Researcher
Shalini Mehta
Principal Researcher
Shannon Madsen Keute...
Senior Researcher
Shannon Russell
Senior Researcher
Shannon Walsh (Tully...
Principal Researcher
Shuqiong Lin (Linda)
Senior Researcher
Siddharth Engineer
Data Scientist Assistant
Simon Gonsoulin
Principal Researcher
Sinan Yavuz
Researcher
Siobhan Mills de la ...
Senior Researcher
Sobeida Velazquez
Education Researcher
Sojung Park
Senior Researcher
Songtao Song
Research Analyst
Soo Lee
Senior Researcher/psychometric...
Sophie Weich
Research Associate
Stacie Schilling Jon...
Senior Researcher
Stacy Hirt
Researcher
Stephanie Cronen
Managing Researcher
Stephanie Davis (McN...
Research Associate
Stephanie McCarty
Research Associate
Steven Hurlburt
Principal Researcher
Steven Leinwand
Principal Research Analyst
Steven Leinwand
Principal Research Analyst
Steven Susaña-Castil...
Research Associate
Surakshya Karki Mph,...
Researcher, Health Payer Innov...
Susan Heil
Managing Researcher
Sushmita Subedi
Senior Researcher
Suzette Chavez
Research Associate
Swati Guin
Research Associate - Learning ...
Tabitha Wilbur Tezil
Researcher
Taletha Derrington
Senior Researcher
Tamika Cowans
Senior Researcher
Tandrea Hilliard-Boo...
Principal Researcher
Tania Dutta Ms, Mpp
Senior Researcher, Health Poli...
Tannaz Trina Rahman
Senior Researcher
Tara C.
Research Associate
Tara Vatthyam
Researcher/scorer
Tara Zuber
Researcher
Taylor Melanson
Senior Researcher
Teerachat Techapaisa...
Researcher
Thanh Mai
Research Associate
Thiyagu Rajakannan
Senior Researcher | Practice H...
Thomas Weko
Managing Researcher/higher Edu...
Tia Byers
Research Associate
Tia Clinton
Education Systems Researcher
Tiffini Pruitt-Britt...
Researcher
Timara D.
Researcher
Tina Ryznar
Researcher
Titus Payne
Research Associate
Tom Snyder
Managing Researcher
Tomas Damerau
Data Scientist
Tonie Sadler
Researcher
Torben Behmer
Quantitative Research Associat...
Tracy Haidar
Senior Researcher
Trenita Childers
Senior Researcher
Tsze Chan
Principal Research Analyst
Vanessa Amankwaa Mph
Researcher: Health Learning, T...
Vanessa Coca
Senior Researcher
Vanessa Hoffman
Researcher
Varsha Menon
Quantitative Research Associat...
Varsha R.
Research Associate
Victoria Salinas
Research Assistant
Visha Patel
Researcher
Vivian le
Research Associate
Whitney Cade
Researcher
Whitney Rostad
Senior Public Health Researche...
Willie C.j. Harmon
Advancing Justice & Community ...
Workman Thomas
Principal Researcher
Wrandi Carter Mph
Health Researcher
Xi Cen (Cici)
Senior Researcher
Xiaoying Feng
Researcher (contractor)
Xinsheng Cai (Cindy)
Principal Researcher
Yasmin Leon
Research Assistant
Yasmin Shemali
Research Assistant
Yasmina Haddad
Research Associate
Ye Deng (Evelyn)
Data Scientist Associate
Yibing Li
Principal Researcher
Yifan Bai
Researcher
Yifan Bai
Senior Researcher
Yinan Zou
Research Assistant
Yinmei Wan
Senior Researcher
Yongqiu Chen
Researcher
Young Yee Kim
Principal Researcher Psychomet...
Yuan Zhang
Senior Researcher
Yue Dong
Research Analyst
Yuliya M. Cheban-Gor...
I-o Psychology Researcher
Yuqi Liao
Senior Researcher
Zachary Weingarten
Senior Researcher
Zena Rudo
Senior Researcher
Zoë Wangstrom Mph
Research Associate
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