Our Teams
Learn who makes up our Educare Network by selecting a group below:
Educare National Evaluation Partner Team
Dr. Noreen Yazejian
Principal Investigator
Dr. Donna Bryant
Co–Principal Investigator
Dr. Iheoma Iruka
Co-Principal Investigator
Dr. Sandra Soliday Hong
Senior Research Scientist
Dr. Laura Kuhn
Advanced Research Scientist
Gisele Crawford
Research Specialist
Kalen Donahue
Research Assistant
Keil Jones
Applications Specialist Programmer
Barbara Lowery
Program Assistant
Nupur Mishra
Programmer
James Peak
Applications Specialist
Linda Soto
Research Assistant
Project Contact: gisele.crawford@unc.edu
Educare National Coordinating Office Research Team
Dr. Amanda Stein
Vice President, Educare Research and Evaluation
Dr. Rachel Katz
Director, Research and Evaluation
Dr. Demi Siskind
Senior Research Scientist
Local Evaluation Partners
Educare Arizona
Dr. Evandra Catherine
Email: ecatheri@asu.edu
Arizona State University Children’s Equity Project
Educare Atlanta
Dr. Gary Bingham
Email: gbingham@gsu.edu
Dr. Meghan Pendergast Dean
Email: mpendergast1@gsu.edu
Georgia State University Urban Child Study Center
Educare California at Silicon Valley
Dr. Emily Slusser
Email: emily.slusser@sjsu.edu
San Jose State University Early Childhood Institute
Educare Central Maine
Dr. Alan Cobo-Lewis
Email: alanc@maine.edu
University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies
Educare Chicago
Dr. Dionne Dobbins
Todd Jackson
Start Early Research Division
Educare Denver
Carly Landgraff
Email: oortuzar@claytonearlylearning.org
Clayton Early Learning
Educare Flint
Dr. Ann-Marie Faria
Email: afaria@harmonyresearch.org
Harmony Research, LLC
Dr. Jill Claxton
Email: JClaxton@highscope.org
HighScope Educational Research Foundation
Educare Kansas City
Dr. Dale Walker
Email: walkerd@ku.edu
Dr. Gabriela Guerrero
Email: gguerrero@ku.edu
University of Kansas Lifespan Institute
Educare Lincoln
Dr. Soo-Young Hong
Email: shong5@unl.edu
Dr. Amy Napoli
Email: amynapoli@unl.edu
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Child, Youth, and Family
Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach
Educare Miami
Dr. Daryl B. Greenfield
Email: dgreenfield@miami.edu
University of Miami Developmental Psychology
Educare Milwaukee
Dr. Karen Stoiber
Email: kstoiber@uwm.edu
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education
Educare New Orleans
Dr. Katherine Theall
Email: ktheall@tulane.edu
Dr. Julia Fleckman
Email: jfleckma@tulane.edu
Tulane University School of Public Health
Educare Oklahoma City
Dana Collie
Email: dcollie@SunbeamFamilyServicesInc.onmicrosoft.com
Sunbeam Family Services
Educare Omaha
Dr. Jolene Johnson
Email: jolene.johnson@unmc.edu
University of Nebraska Medical Center Munroe-Meyer
Educare Seattle
Dr. Paméla Raya-Carlton
Email: PRaya-Carlton@psesd.org
Puget Sound Educational Services District – Strategy Evaluation and Learning
Educare Springfield
Dr. Rachel Chazan Cohen
Email: rachelcc@gmail.com
University of Connecticut Human Development and Family Sciences
Educare Tulsa
Dr. Kate Gallagher
Email: kgallagher@ou.edu
University of Oklahoma – Tulsa Early Childhood Education
Educare Washington, DC
Dr. Zachary Price
Email: zprice@towson.edu
Towson University Department of Early Childhood Education
Dr. Melissa Duchene-Kelly
Email: mduchenekelly@bowiestate.edu
Bowie State University Department of Psychology
Educare West DuPage
Dr. Sarah Rasher
Email: arahrasher@oerassociates.com
OER Associates LLC
Educare Winnebago
Dr. Jolene Johnson
Email: jolene.johnson@unmc.edu
University of Nebraska Medical Center Munroe-Meyer Institute
Educare Research Evaluation and Data Strategy (EREDS) Workgroup
Leadership Team
Co-Lead: Noreen Yazejian, Principal Investigator, National Evaluation Partner
Email: noreen.yazejian@unc.edu
Co-Lead: Jamal Berry, Executive Director, Educare Washington D.C.
Email: jberry@educaredc.org
Educare Steering Comittee Liaison: Gary Bingham, Local Evaluation Partner, Educare Atlanta
Email: gbingham@gsu.edu
Educare National Office Liaison: Amanda Stein, Vice President, Educare National Office
Email: astein@startearly.org
Members
Educare School Leaders
Cindy Decker, Educare Tulsa
Paula Gates, Educare Oklahoma City
Jamalia Jones, Educare of Omaha
Eve Del Real, Educare Arizona
Local Evaluation Partners
Dionne Dobbins, Educare Chicago
Email: ddobbins@startearly.org
Clariebelle Gabas, Educare Lincoln
Email: mgabas2@unl.edu
Kate Gallagher, Educare Tulsa
Email: kgallagher@ou.edu
Zac Price, Educare Washington D.C
Email: zprice@towson.edu
National Partners
Donna Bryant, National Evaluation Partner
Email: donna.bryant@unc.edu
Iheoma Iruka, National Evaluation Partner
Email: iruka@unc.edu
Gladys Haynes, Buffett Early Childhood Fund