The Research Team at the American Institutes for Research conducts rigorous behavioral and social science research to develop and disseminate evidence-based solutions for complex societal issues. Team members collaborate on designing studies, collecting and analyzing data, and producing insightful reports to inform policy and practice across various domains such as education, health, and workforce development. Their work ultimately aims to apply scientific knowledge to enhance lives and improve outcomes in communities.
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
Aimee D.
Research Associate
Alberto Guzman-Alvar...
Research Data Scientist
Alejandra S. (Emily)
Research Assistant
Aleksandra Holod
Principal Researcher
Aleksis Kincaid
Senior Researcher
Alex Lesniak
Research Associate
Alexandra Kistner
Principal Researcher
Ali Fathi
Data Scientist
Alise Crossland
Senior Research Analyst
Alison Filbey
Research Associate
Alka Arora
Senior Researcher
Alka Arora
Senior Researcher, Mathematics
Allison Gilmour
Principal Researcher
Alon Evron
Senior Data Scientist
Amanda Danks
Senior Researcher
Amanda Ortega
Monitoring, Evaluation, & Lear...
Amber Bloomfield
Senior Data Scientist
Amy Schwartz
Health Policy And Operations R...
Amy Syvertsen
Principal Researcher
Andrea Amodeo
Principal Researcher
Andrea Coombes
Principal Researcher
Andrew Swanlund
Principal Researcher
Angelica Herrera
Senior Researcher
Angie Whistler
Research Assistant
Anhminh Nguyen
Research Associate
Anlan Zhang
Senior Researcher
Ann Middleton
Senior Researcher
Ann-Marie Akiwumi
Principal Data Scientist
Anna Healy
Research Associate
Anna McDonald
Research Assistant
Anna Sherrill
Research Associate
Anna Warren
Qualitative Researcher For Int...
Annica Knowles
Research Associate
Ariana Pozos
Research Assistant
Arturo V.
Research Associate
Ashley Pierson
Senior Researcher
Ashley Roberts
Senior Researcher
Ben West
Quantitative Researcher
Benjamin Farber
Research Associate
Beth Anne Card
Data Scientist
Bingjie Chen
Research Associate
Bitnara Jasmine Park
Principal Researcher
Bo Z.
Senior Researcher
Bradley Salvato
Research Assistant
Brenda Arellano
Senior Researcher
Brenda Arellano
Principal 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
Casey Alexander
Senior Researcher
Catherine Bitter
Senior Researcher
Catherine Jacques
Senior Researcher
Chandler Hill
Research Associate
Chanel Brown
Research Associate
Charlene Nguyen
Research Associate
Chase Johnson
Research Associate
Cheryl Graczewski
Senior Research Analyst
Chris Pugliese
Senior Researcher
Christian Evensen
Senior Researcher
Christina Davis
Senior Researcher
Christina Jones
Senior Data Scientist
Christina Licalsi
Principal Researcher
Christine Jones
Principal Researcher
Cindy V.
Senior Researcher
Claire Chuter
Quantitative Researcher
Clea Vannet Mph
Senior 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
Courtney Thatcher
Senior Data Scientist
Cristina Alvarez
Research Assistant
Damon Blair
Research Associate
Dana Bluevise
Research Assistant- Learning S...
Daniel Daponte
Research Associate
Daniel Labrousse
Research Associate
Danielle Battle
Principal Researcher
Danielle E. Midgyett
Research Associate, Education ...
Danielle Ferguson Ed...
Principal Researcher
Danielle Riser
Quantitative Researcher
David Bateman
Principal Researcher
David Prudente Ed.d.
Senior Researcher
Devin Dedrick
Research Intern
Dia Jackson Ed.d.
Senior Researcher
Dominique Bradley
Senior 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
Eliza Laible
Research Associate
Elizabeth Chagnon
Research Associate
Elizabeth L. Adams
Senior Researcher
Elizabeth Middleton
Quantitative Research Associat...
Elizabeth Schoyer Mp...
Senior Researcher
Elizabeth Spier
Principal Researcher
Ella Hutzler
Research Associate
Ellena Sempeles
Research Assistant
Elvis Han
Research Intern
Emily Ackman
Senior Researcher
Emily Elstad
Principal Researcher
Emily Loney
Senior Researcher
Emily Melluso
Research Associate
Emily Pas Isenberg
Senior Researcher
Emily Weinberg
Senior Researcher
Emma Cohen
Senior Researcher
Emma King
Research Assistant
Erin Wofford Mph
Research Associate
Erol Barina
Senior Research Analyst
Evan Nielsen
Senior Researcher
Eve Arif
Research Assistant, Workforce ...
Ezinwa Nwakama Mph
Research Associate
Felix Chen
Data Scientist
G Castillo
Senior Researcher
Gayatri Nidhi Tiruna...
Senior Data Scientist ML AI
Glynnis Melnicove
Monitoring, Evaluation, And Le...
Grace Drury
Research Associate
Graham Chickering
Data Scientist Associate
Gurjeet Dhillon (Son...
Senior Researcher
Helen Duffy
Senior Research Analyst
Helen Muhisani
Senior Researcher
Henry Alexander
Research Assistant- Youth, Fam...
Holly Williams
Senior Researcher In Education...
Hophine Emaseh
Research Associate
Huade Huo
Senior Researcher
Huihan Gao
Research Analyst
Ian Callen
Research Associate
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
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
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 Mason
Senior Researcher
Jessica Semblante
Research Assistant
Jessica Smith Stockh...
Quantitative Researcher
Jessy Newman
Senior Researcher
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
Juanita Hicks
Senior Researcher
Julia Casasanto-Ferr...
Senior Researcher
Julia Marchand
Senior Researcher
Juliette Berg
Principal Researcher
Karen Frazier
Senior 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 Pfannenstie...
Senior Researcher
Kathy Terry
Senior Researcher
Katie Dahlke
Principal Researcher
Katie Herz
Senior Researcher
Katie Korwan
Research Associate
Katie Rich
Senior Researcher
Kayla Trumbull
Research Associate
Ke Wang
Senior Researcher
Kelisa Cain
Research Associate
Kelle Parsons
Principal Researcher, Postseco...
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
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
Lauren A.
Senior Researcher
Lauren Artzi
Senior Researcher
Lauren Mason
Research Intern
Lauren R.
Research Associate
Lauren R.
Senior Researcher
La’Treil Allen
Research Assistant
Leanne Elliott
Senior Researcher In Human Ser...
Lina Gleizer
Research Associate
Lisa Merrill
Senior Researcher
Liza Kahn
Research Assistant, Internatio...
Luke Patterson
Data Scientist
Lynn Mellor
Principal Researcher
MacKenzie Melton
Research Associate
MacKenzie Young
Data Scientist
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
Marina Castro
Research Analyst
Marissa Hall
Research Associate
Mark Hatcher
Research Associate
Mark Lachowicz
Quantitative Researcher
Marty Hooper
Principal Researcher
Martyna Citkowicz
Principal Researcher
Mary Bridget Burns
Senior Researcher
Mary Nistler
Senior Researcher
Maryan Carbuccia-Abb...
Research Associate
Matthew McDevitt
Research Assistant
Matthew Sweeney
Senior Researcher
Mauricio Estrada
Senior 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
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
Meshell Murphy Hicks
Principal Researcher
Michael K.
Data Scientist Assistant
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
Mpp Brooke Shearon
Research Associate (health Div...
Msw Chelsea Hood Lgs...
Research Intern
Mubashar Khan
Research Assistant
Nada Rayyes
Senior Researcher Secondary/ P...
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
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
Phomdaen Souvanna
Senior Researcher
Pooja Reddy Nakamura
Principal Researcher
Qi Xing
Senior Researcher
Rachel Blume
Research Associate
Rachel Carroll
Quantitative Researcher
Rachel Shapiro
Senior Researcher
Rebecca Bergey Ed.d.
Principal Researcher
Rebecca Fritz (Becca...
Research Associate
Rebecca Wang (Remy)
Research Associate/quantitativ...
Riley O'Donnell
Research Associate
Robert F.
Research Associate
Robert Nathenson
Senior Researcher
Robert Schwarzhaupt
Quantitative Researcher
Roger Jarjoura
Principal Researcher
Roman Ruiz
Senior Researcher
Ronald Peña
Research Assistant
Ryan Eisner Mpa
Senior Researcher
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 Mitchell
Research Assistant – Education...
Sarah Arden
Principal 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
Siobhan Mills de la ...
Senior Researcher
Sojung Park
Senior Researcher
Songtao Song
Research Analyst
Soo Lee
Senior Researcher/psychometric...
Sophie Weich
Research Associate
Stacie Schilling Jon...
Senior 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
Sushmita Subedi
Senior Researcher
Suzette Chavez
Research Associate
Swati Guin
Research Associate - Learning ...
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
Taylor Melanson
Senior Researcher
Thanh Mai
Research Associate
Thiyagu Rajakannan
Senior Researcher | Practice H...
Tia Byers
Research Associate
Titus Payne
Research Associate
Tomas Damerau
Data Scientist
Torben Behmer
Quantitative Research Associat...
Tracy Haidar
Senior Researcher
Trenita Childers
Senior Researcher
Tsze Chan
Principal Research Analyst
Vanessa Coca
Senior Researcher
Varsha Menon
Quantitative Research Associat...
Varsha R.
Research Associate
Victoria Salinas
Research Assistant
Vivian le
Research Associate
Workman Thomas
Principal Researcher
Xi Cen (Cici)
Senior Researcher
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
Senior Researcher
Yinan Zou
Research Assistant
Yinmei Wan
Senior Researcher
Young Yee Kim
Principal Researcher Psychomet...
Yuan Zhang
Senior Researcher
Yue Dong
Research Analyst
Yuqi Liao
Senior Researcher
Zachary Weingarten
Senior Researcher
Zena Rudo
Senior Researcher
Zoë Wangstrom Mph
Research Associate
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