People
Faculty
William T. Gormley, Co-Director
William T. Gormley, Jr. is University Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Research on Children in
the U.S. (CROCUS) at Georgetown University. He is the author of numerous books, including, most recently,
Bureaucracy and Democracy: Accountability and Performance (Congressional Quarterly Press, 2004), with
Steven Balla; Organizational Report Cards (Harvard University Press, 1999), with David Weimer; and
Everybody's Children: Child Care as a Public Problem (Brookings Institution Press, 1995). His book,
Taming the Bureaucracy: Muscles, Prayers, and Other Strategies (Princeton University Press, 1989), won
the Louis Brownlow Best Book Award from the National Academy of Public Administration.
Since 2001, Dr. Gormley has directed an evaluation of Oklahoma's universal pre-K program, focusing on the
effectiveness of the Tulsa Public Schools pre-K program in promoting school readiness. Results of that
evaluation have appeared in the Policy Studies Journal (February 2005), the Journal of Human Resources
(Summer 2005), and Developmental Psychology (November 2005).
Dr. Gormley helped to found Georgetown University's day care center, Hoya Kids, and has served as a member
of the National Commission on Reinventing the NAEYC. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public
Administration and a past president of the Public Policy Section of the American Political Science
Association.
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Deborah A. Phillips, Co-Director
Deborah Phillips, Ph.D., is currently Professor of Psychology and Associated Faculty in the Public Policy
Institute at Georgetown University. She is also Co-Director of the University's Research Center on Children
in the U.S. Prior to this, she was the first Executive Director of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families
of the National Research Council's Commission on Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Institute of Medicine.
She also co-edited: From Neurons to Neighborhoods. The Science of Early Child Development and is now a member
of the organization that was created to continue the work of Neurons to Neighborhoods: The National Scientific
Council on the Developing Child (based at Harvard University). Her research focuses on the developmental
effects of early childhood programs, including both child care and pre-k settings. Current studies are focusing
on how children who vary in temperament are differentially affected by child care experiences and on an
evaluation of the Tulsa Oklahoma pre-k program as it affects both cognitive and social-emotional development.
As a Congressional Science Fellow of the Society for Research in Child Development, Dr. Phillips served as an
analyst at the Congressional Budget Office and on the personal staff of Congressman George Miller. She was a
mid-career fellow at Yale University's Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy, and Director of the
Child Care Information Service of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. She has served
on numerous task forces and advisory groups, including the Carnegie Corporation's Task Force on Meeting the
Needs of Young Children and the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Head Start Quality and Expansion of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Phillips is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and
the American Psychological Society.
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Sandra L. Calvert Dr. Sandra Calvert,
Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Georgetown University, is the Director of the Children's
Digital Media Center (CDMC), a multi-site interdisciplinary research Center funded by the National Science
Foundation. The CDMC (http://cdmc.georgetown.edu) examines the impact of digital entertainment media on
children's learning. She is also a member of the Center for Research on the Influences of Children in
the United States (CROCUS).
Dr. Calvert is author of numerous empirical studies and book chapters as well as Children's Journeys
through the Information Age (McGraw Hill, 1999), and Children in the Digital Age: Influences of Electronic
Media on Development (co-editor, Praeger, 2002). She has served on two committees for the National
Academies, leading to two committee co-authored books: Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or
Opportunity (The National Academies Press, 2006) and Youth, Pornography, and the Internet (The National
Academies Press, 2002).
Dr. Calvert is a fellow of the American Psychological Association. She currently serves on advisory
boards for Cable in the Classroom, PBS Kids Next Generation Media, and for the Ready to Learn Initiative
at the Annenberg Public Policy Center. She provides technical assistance to Congress in the development
of the Children and Media Research Advancement Act (CAMRA). She has also consulted for Nickelodeon
Online, Sesame Workplace, Blue's Clues, Out of the Blue Enterprises, Noggin, and Sega of America to
influence the development of children's television programs, computer and Internet software, and video games.
Dr. Calvert received her doctorate in Developmental and Child Psychology from the University of Kansas.
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Ted Gayer Ted Gayer is
an associate professor at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute, and he is a Visiting Fellow
at the Public Policy Institute of California. He is a member of the Environmental Economics Advisory
Committee of EPA's Science Advisory Board, and served as an expert evaluator of the natural resources
management indicator for the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Dr. Gayer was previously awarded an
Alfred P. Sloan Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, and from 1999 to 2001 he was a Robert Wood Johnson
Scholar in Health Policy Research at the University of California, Berkeley. He previously served as
a Senior Economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisers, where he worked primarily on
environmental and regulatory policy. His research examines the regulation of risks, specifically
focusing on the cancer risk of hazardous waste sites, traffic fatality risk, and the effectiveness of
regulatory agencies in addressing health and safety risks. He has also researched education policy
and the history of economics. His research has been published in The Review of Economics and Statistics,
the Journal of Economic Literature, the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, the Journal of Human Resources,
the Journal of Regulatory Economics, Regulation, and other journals. He has also co-edited (with W.
Kip Viscusi) the two-volume Classics in Risk Management, and he co-authored (with Harvey Rosen) the
forthcoming textbook, Public Finance.
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Carolyn Hill Carolyn
Hill is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Georgetown Public
Policy Institute. She is also a Research Affiliate of the Northwestern
University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research.
She received her Ph.D. in 2001 from the Harris Graduate School of Public
Policy Studies at the University of Chicago. Hill’s research interests
focus on the design and management of publicly-supported programs, particularly
those that serve poor or near-poor families. Her dissertation examined
whether and why clients of some welfare-to-work offices fared better
than clients at other offices. Current projects include analyses of
government contracting with nonprofit organizations, collaboration among
human service organizations, and how poverty is measured in the U.S.
With Laurence E. Lynn, Jr. and Carolyn Heinrich, Hill recently published
a book through the Georgetown University Press, Improving Governance:
A New Logic for Empirical Research. In addition, she has co-authored
studies with Howard Bloom and James Riccio on management, organizational
characteristics, and performance in welfare-to-work programs.
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Donna Ruane Morrison Donna
Morrison, Associate Professor in the Public Policy Institute, was a
Senior Research Associate at Child Trends prior to joining the Georgetown
faculty. She is currently completing a NICHD study on how children fare
in remarried and cohabiting unions following parental divorce. She has
also studied the effects of risk factors to child development and the
consequences of teen childbearing for young fathers and mothers. She
also participated in an interdisciplinary evaluation of the parenting
behavior of young mothers in poverty, known as the New Chance Demonstration
project. Her work has appeared in such journals as the American Sociological
Review, Demography, and the Journal of Marriage and the Family.
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Craig Ramey Craig
Ramey is a Distinguished Professor in Health Studies and the Founding
Director, along with Sharon Ramey, of the Center on Health and Education.
His research has focused on the effects of the early experience on children’s
intellectual and social competence. He developed and continues to lead
the Abecedarian Project. He has also studied the effects of early intervention
for premature, low birth weight children. Recently he completed a 31
site study mandated by Congress, known as the Head Start-Public School
Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Project. Ramey serves actively
as an advisor to many national initiatives in early childhood, including
advising the First Lady Laura Bush on a series of parenting booklets
and President Bush and his leadership team about the importance of early
experience on brain and behavioral development. He has received many
national awards, including the American Psychological Association Award
for Exemplary Prevention Programs, the Howard Heflin Award for Contributions
to World Health and Education (2000), and the Children’s Advocate
Award (2002).
Sharon
L. Ramey Sharon
Landesman Ramey is the Susan Mayer Professor in Child and Family Studies
and the Founding Director, along with Craig Ramey, of the Center on
Health and Education. Her research has focused on the effects of the
environment on behavior, including longitudinal studies of the effects
of early experience on the development of children “at risk”
for mental retardation and school failure; work on the behavioral effects
of prenatal exposure to alcohol, nicotine, and cocaine; studies on the
dynamic changes affecting American families; research on the social
ecology of residential and educational settings for individuals with
mental retardation; and a recent study on the transition to school,
including 8,000 former Head Start children and families and 3,000 other
classmates and their families. Ramey has received many national awards,
including the Howard Heflin Award for Contributions to World Health
and Education (2000), the American Association on Mental Retardation’s
Distinguished Research Contributions Award (2000), and the Children’s
Advocate Award (2002).
Jennifer L. Woolard An assistant professor
of psychology at Georgetown University, Jennifer L. Woolard obtained her Ph.D. in developmental and
community psychology from the University of Virginia. She has written on several aspects of adolescent
development in the family and legal contexts, including juvenile delinquency, mental health, and intimate
violence. Her current research with juvenile defendants addresses police interrogation, the attorney-client
relationship, and the role of parents in adolescents' legal decision making, among other topics. She also
works with D.C. based Peaceoholics, Inc. to study community change and youth violence prevention. Her
work on intimate violence includes research on stalking and attributions about domestic violence, as well
as law and policy collaborations with state commissions, domestic violence shelters and sexual assault
centers. Dr. Woolard has also published on the prevention of child abuse and neglect, policy regarding
female delinquency, mental health needs of juvenile delinquents, and the overlap between child maltreatment
and spouse abuse. She has presented her research findings to a wide variety of academic, legal, and policy
audiences, and won several awards for undergraduate teaching excellence. Currently, she is a Research
Fellow at the Georgetown University Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching, and Service.
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Data Manager
Dan Cullinan
Dan Cullinan is the Data Manager for CROCUS. He received a B.A. from the University of Mary Washington
and an M.A. in Economics from Virginia Commonwealth University. His interests include
poverty and intergenerational mobility.
Fellows
Shirley Adelstein Shirley Adelstein is a student
in the Master of Public Policy program at GPPI. She received a B.A. in Individualized Study with a concentration in Social
History from New York University in 2006. Her research interests include social and family policy and the politics of social
issues pertaining to race, class and gender.
Catherine Edwards Catherine Edwards is a first-year
student at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, specializing in environmental policy. She graduated from the University of
Virginia in 2002 with a B.A. in Environmental Science and worked for five years with an environmental consulting firm in D.C.
before enrolling in Georgetown in fall 2007. Catherine has recently become a CROCUS fellow and will be conducting statistical
analyses for the latest phase of the Oklahoma project.
Samantha A.S. Harvell
Sam is a
student in the joint Psychology-Public Policy MPP/PhD program.
She is part of the Education, Family and Social Policy track at GPPI
and works mainly with Dr. Jennifer Woolard in the Psychology department.
Her main research interests revolve around adolescents, families and
the law, particularly criminaly involved youth. Sam received a BA in
Psychology from the University of Virginia in 2002.
Amy Lowenstein
Amy Lowenstein is a
fourth-year Ph.D. student in Developmental Psychology at Georgetown University.
She received a B.A. in Psychology from Yale University in 2000, and a Master of
Public Policy degree from the Georgetown Public Policy Institute in 2006. For
her dissertation, Amy plans to compare the effects of the Tulsa Public Schools
universal pre-kindergarten program and the Community Action Project Head Start
program in Tulsa, Oklahoma on low-income 4-year-olds' socioemotional adjustment.
Kathryn Newmark
Katie Newmark is a second-year student
at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, specializing in education policy. Before
coming to Georgetown, she studied economics and went to lots of basketball games at Duke
University. She also worked on economic policy for the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
Kate Perper
Kate Perper is a second-year student at the
Georgetown Public Policy Institute in the Education, Family and Social Policy track. She received a
B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include issues relating
to low-income families, particularly early intervention and family support programs.
Marie Szczurowski Marie Szczurowski is a first-year
student at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute in the Education, Family and Social Policy track. She previously studied
political science and sociology at Wake Forest University and worked in the education and human development division at the
American Institutes for Research in Washington, D.C.
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Research Assistants
Angeles Gottheil
Angeles Gottheil is currently studying
International Economics/International Development at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.
She lives in Yorba Linda, California, has two brothers, and loves to travel.
Alumni
Mireya Almazan is a graduate of the Georgetown
Public Policy Institute (GPPI), who specialized in International Policy and Development. She received a B.A. in
Economics from Harvard University. She is especially interested in the application of business methods to
improve underperforming public sector initiatives, especially as they pertain to child welfare and poverty
alleviation. She is currently a research analyst for the Bill and Melissa Gates Foundation, where she
works on financial services for the poor.
Joy Chen Joy Chen is a graduate
of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI), who specialized in International Policy and Development.
She studied sociology at the University of Chicago and is especially interested in international education
and development. She is currently working as a tax analyst for New York City's Department of Finance.
Helen Cymrot
Helen
is a graduate of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI) in the
Education, Family and Social Policy Track. She spent three years teaching
high school, most recently at Cesar Chavez Public Charter School in
D.C.. During her time a Georgetown, Helen worked on the legislative
staff of Senator Mary Landrieu, focusing on health, education, and children’s
issues. She graduated from Brown University in 1999 with a BA in Public
Policy and Education. She is currently working for a family business.
Deanna Ford Deanna Ford
is a graduate of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI), who specialized in International Policy
and Development. She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Economics and a certificate
in Latin American Studies. She is particularly interested in the implications of early childhood
development for economic development internationally. She is currrently the director and co-founder
of Nica HOPE, a nonprofit organization that seeks to create sustainable and long-term solutions to
entrenched poverty in Central America's poorest country.
Bonnie Gordic
Bonnie is a graduate of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute
specializing in Education, Family and Social Policy. She completed her
undergraduate degree in Psychology at Yale University. Her research
interests include: early childhood intervention, poverty and family
support programs. She is currently working for Fair Chance, a nonprofit
organization.
Leah Hendey
Leah Hendey is a graduate of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute with a concentration in the
Education, Family and Social Policy. She is currently working as a research associate in the Urban
Institute's Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center. Leah's policy interests are in child and
family well-being and urban issues. She grew up in Columbus, Ohio and earned her B.A. in Psychology
with a minor in Public Policy from the University of Notre Dame in 2003.
Alexis Kaigler
Alexis graduated from the Georgetown Public
Policy Institute in Spring 2004 after specializing in the Education, Family,
and Social Policy track. She received a Masters of Public Policy degree.
She is particularly interested in issues related to children living
in poverty. After graduation, Alexis accepted a position with the Department
of Health and Human Service's Emerging Leaders Program. She is now
working for the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia.
Brittany
McGill Brittany graduated from the Georgetown
Public Policy Institute in Spring 2004 after specializing in the Education,
Family and Social Policy track. She received a Masters of Public Policy
degree. Her primary policy interests revolve around family and women's
issues. Brittany accepted a position with the Department
of Health and Human Service's Emerging Leaders Program. She is is currently
pursuing a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Maryland and works part-time for
the National Center for Health Statistics
C.J. Park
C.J. is a graduated from the Georgetown Public Policy Institute in 2006 with a concentration in
Education, Family and Social Policy. Prior to graduate school, C.J. worked in education advocacy and
research in New Jersey. She a particular interest in issues related to education inequality and reform.
She completed her undergraduate degree in Sociology and Economics from Rutgers College. C.J. currently
works at SRI International's Center for Education Policy, where she works on a number of projects related
to high school reform.
Belen Rodas
Belen is a graduate of GPPI, in the Education,
Family and Social Policy track. She received a B.A. in Psychology from
Amherst College, and a Master's Degree in Social Work, with a
specialization in direct practice with children and youth, from the
George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in
St. Louis.
Emily Sama
Martin Emily Sama Martin is a Spring 2004 graduate of
the Georgetown Public Policy Institute. She is a 2002 graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania, with a B.A. in Sociology. She is particularly
interested in children's and families' issues, and is excited to have
an opportunity to work on these important issues with CROCUS. Emily
is a Research Analyst at Mathematica Policy Research.
Cynthia Schuster
Cynthia Schuster is a graduate of the Georgetown Public
Policy Institute in the Education/Social Policy Track. Originally from
Sugar Land, Texas, Cynthia earned her BS in Public Policy from the University
of Southern California in 2003. Her interests are primarily in the federal
role in education policy and in school finance equity. She worked for the
RAND Corporation for two years and is currently a research associate at Burr
Consulting, where she is responsible for fiscal and economic analyses.
Ria Sengupta Ria
is a graduate of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute in the Education,
Family, and Social Policy Track. She is particularly interested in issues
of equality in K-12 public school education. Originally from the San
Francisco Bay Area, Ria graduated from University of California Los
Angeles in 2002 with a B.A, majoring. in Economics and minoring in Education.
She is currently a Research Associate at the Public Policy Institute of California.
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Lindsay Warner Lindsay
is a graduate of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute in the Education,
Family and Social Policy track, with particular interests in early education
and foster care. Since her 2001 graduation from Princeton, Lindsay has
worked in Chicago and Boston in child advocacy and education research. She is
currently a Senior Federal Policy Associate at Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.
Berkeley Yorkery Berkeley is a graduate of the Georgetown
Public Policy Institute (GPPI) in the Public and Nonprofit Management
track. Her primary policy interests include child and family issues
as well as management issues. She graduated from Duke University with
a BA in public policy and psychology in 2001. She is currently a Research and
Data Analyst at the North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute.
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