Dr Ellen Swanson currently serves as a Research Associate at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, her graduate school alma mater where she received  Educational Specialist (EdS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Educational…

As an educational psychologist, my interests focus on two primary strands of research: a clinical foci on parenting education and engagement and an applied foci centralized around early childhood assessment, intervention and data-based decision…

Courtney E. Wheeler, PhD, is the Assistant Director of Professional Learning at CAREI at the University of Minnesota, where she provides technical assistance, training, and conducts research around the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework.

Eskender Yousuf, Ph.D., is a researcher and evaluator who leverages his community-based experiences and racial equity focused scholarship to assist organizational leaders in developing more inclusive practices for all student or program participants, especially those minoritized.

Ballard's research focuses on the impact of trauma and poverty on families and the evaluation of programs that support parenting and family wellbeing. Much of Ballard's work has focused on the resilience of immigrant and refugee families.

Kim Gibbons, PhD, currently is the Director of the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement at the University of Minnesota.  Prior to that, she was the Executive Director of the St. Croix River Education District (SCRED) located in…