I am a Prevention Scientist with a background in family science, family therapy, parenting interventions, primary care research, and psychological trauma. My overarching goal is to improve public health by supporting parents in raising healthy…

Mariah Mercil is the Literacy Implementation Lead for the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement at the University of Minnesota. She is also a certified Minnesota Department of Education sponsored facilitator of Language Essentials…

In 2020, Alyssa Parr joined the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) as a Research Associate. Before joining CAREI, she completed her MEd in Educational Psychology at the University of Virginia and her PhD in Applied…

Wendy Stuttgen, EdS., NCSP is Associate Director of Literacy for CAREI. She is also a certified Minnesota Department of Edcuation sponsored facilitatorr for Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) and serves on the state and…

Mengchen Su is an educational researcher with expertise in quantitative research methods and large-scale data analysis. She earned her PhD and MA degree in Educational Psychology and Quantitative Methods from the University at Buffalo. In 2023, she…