Advisory Council

Members of the Research Connections Advisory Council represent the breadth of the field of child care and early education research, policy, and practice. Together, they offer a wide range of expertise in support of Research Connections.

The Research Connections Steering Committee regularly seeks the Advisory Council's input and review for plans to build the collection of research reports, add to the archive of research data sets, develop syntheses to address research and policy questions, and create collaborative opportunities to bring researchers and policy makers together. Council members are listed below.

Gina Adams
Senior Research Associate
Urban Institute

Ann Collins
Senior Associate
Abt Associates, Inc.

Rachel Demma
Senior Policy Analyst
National Governor's Association

Ellen Frede, Ph.D.
Co-Director
National Institute for Early Education Research

Steven Herb, Ph.D.
Head, Education and Behavioral Sciences Library
Penn State University

Marilou Hyson, Ph.D.
Consultant
Early Childhood Development and Education
Affiliate Faculty
George Mason University

Michael Lopez, Ph.D.
Executive Director
National Center for Latino Child & Family Research

Jana Martella
Executive Director
National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education
and
Executive Director
National Association for Regulatory Administration

Robert McDonald
Associate Dean for Library Technologies
Indiana University

Kathy Modigliani
Director
The Family Child Care Project

Janice M. Molnar, Ph.D.
Deputy Commissioner
New York State Office of Children and Family Services

Helen Raikes, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Sharon Landesman Ramey, Ph.D.
Professor
Virginia Tech Carilion

Linda Smith
Executive Director
National Association of Child Care
Resource And Referral Agencies

Rod Southwick
Consultant Early Education and Care

Carla D. Thompson
Assistant Superintendent for Early Childhood Education
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
District of Columbia

Jack Tweedie, Ph.D.
Director, Children and Families Program
National Council of State Legislatures

Bobbie Weber, Ph.D.
Coordinator
Oregon Child Care Research Partnership
Oregon State University

Jerry West, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
Mathematica Policy Research

Martha Zaslow, Ph.D.
Director, Office for Policy and Communications
Society for Research in Child Development, and
Senior Scholar
Child Trends