Restricting Abortion Access (2022) – Subject Matter Expert/Author. Conducted a literature review on the consequences of restricting access to abortion; contract with Zero to Three.

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Technical Assistance Center (2022) – Subject Matter Expert/Author. Developed public health messaging on the benefits of investing in infant and early childhood mental health; SAMHSA, consultant to Georgetown University and Zero to Three.

Children’s Bureau Learning and Coordination Center: Parental Depression (2021-’22) – Subject Matter Expert/Trainer/Author. Translated research and practice on supporting families experiencing parental depression, including written materials, slide decks, and videos with researchers, practitioners, and parents; Children’s Bureau, Office on Child Abuse & Neglect, Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Office of Head Start’s National Center on Parent, Family and Community Engagement (2020 – ’24) – Co-PI (2020 - ‘21). Provided training and technical assistance to Head Start and Early Head Start programs, staff, and families on fully engaging families and communities in supporting the wellbeing and school readiness of young children; HHS/ACF/OHS, sub to Start Early.

Office of Head Start’s National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety (2020 – ’24) – Evaluator (2020 - ‘21). Conducted a mixed method evaluation, including a performance and outcome innovation evaluation for a national training and technical assistance center for Head Start and Early Head Start programs, staff, and families; sub to Educational Development Center (EDC)/Georgetown University.

Child Trauma Training Center (CTTC) (2016 – ‘21) – Evaluator. Evaluating a statewide professional development and training initiative on trauma-informed care for service providers working with children and youth (birth to age 21) exposed to trauma; SAMHSA/National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), sub to University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Helping Youth Thrive After Natural Disasters (2019 – ‘21) – PI. Developed a toolkit for child welfare and juvenile justice agencies to support resilience and healing to trauma from exposure to natural disasters; Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Essentials for Childhood (2018 – ‘23) – Evaluation Co-PI (2018 - ‘21). Conducting a mixed method evaluation of an early childhood maltreatment preventive intervention led by the MA Department of Health; CDC, sub to Tufts Interdisciplinary Evaluation Research.

Supporting Evidence Building in Child Welfare (2016 – ‘21) – Co-Investigator. Conducting a series of randomized controlled trial studies of promising initiatives in child welfare; HHS/ACF/OPRE, sub to Urban Institute.

Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency Next Generation (BIAS-NG) (2015 – ‘20) – Sub-PI. Conducted randomized controlled trial studies on the impact of behavioral interventions in child welfare; HHS/ACF/OPRE, sub to MDRC, Inc.

An Ecological Systems Approach to the Investigation of Child Neglect in Early Head Start (2016 – ‘19) – Co-PI. Led a 14-state randomized controlled trial study of resilience to child neglect among Early Head Start participants, including qualitative and quantitative analyses and social network analysis; HHS/ACF/CB, sub to Brazelton Touchpoints Center.

Investigating What First-Time Parents Know and Want to Know about Child Development as a Way to Advance Knowledge in the Early Childhood Field (2017 – ‘18) – Co-PI. Led a qualitative study of what first-time parents of young children (birth to age 2) know and want to know about parenting and child development, with a focus on variation by race, ethnicity, gender, and geographical location; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Project LAUNCH (2016 – ’18) – PI. Developed indicators of social-emotional wellbeing in early childhood using a person-in-context, ecological model, piloted the indicators with grantee evaluations, and provided training and technical assistance to support their use in grantee evaluations; SAMHSA.

Research, Training, and Technical Assistance for the National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (NCPFCE) (2015 – ‘20) – TA content developer. Conducted research and developed training and technical assistance for products supporting parent, family, and community engagement (PFCE) in Head Start and child care programs, including leading the development of PFCE competencies for early childhood professionals; ACF/HHS/OHS/OCC, sub to Brazelton Touchpoints Center.

Evaluation of the Implementation of the ARC Reflections Curriculum in Two Child Welfare Counties (2016 – ‘17) – PI. Led a mixed method implementation evaluation of a trauma training for foster parents; Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Trauma Systems Therapy-Foster Care (TST-FC) (2015 – ‘18) – PI. Conducted a mixed method implementation and outcomes study of a trauma training in child welfare for foster parents, caseworks, and clinicians implemented in two states; Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Testing the efficacy of Early Head Start in Prevention Child Maltreatment (2013 – ‘17) –PD. Conducted a 14-state, randomized controlled trial study on the impact of Early Head Start on child welfare involvement among children and families in Early Head Start; HHS/CDC, sub to Portland State University.

Evaluation of Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (TMIECHV) (2012 – ‘17) – Evaluation PD. Mixed method implementation and outcome study of a doula home visiting program developed and implemented by a Native American community; HHS/HRSA/MCHB and HHS/ACF/OCC, sub to Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

Evaluation of Project LAUNCH, Pueblo of Laguna (2012 – ‘17) – Evaluation PD. Led a mixed method implementation and outcome study in a Native American community of a federal initiative to increase the quality and availability of evidence-based programs, improve collaboration among child-serving organizations, and integrate physical and behavioral health services and supports for young children (prenatal-age 8) and their families; SAMHSA, sub to Brazelton Touchpoints Center

Implementation and Outcome Evaluation of the Massachusetts Child Trauma Project (MCTP) (2011 – ‘17) – Director of Research and Evaluation. Evaluated an initiative to infuse evidence-based trauma services into the state child welfare system; HHS/ACF/CB, contractor to University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Evaluation of the Child Trauma Training Center (CTTC) (2012 – ‘16) – Director of Research and Evaluation. Evaluated a statewide professional development and training initiative on trauma-informed care for service providers working with children and youth (ages 3-18) exposed to trauma; SAMHSA/NCTSN, sub to University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Evaluation of the NCPFCE (2010 – ‘15) – Evaluation PD/TTA Provider. Carried out a mixed methods study of a training and technical assistance center; HHS/ACF/OHS, sub to Brazelton Touchpoints Center.

Massachusetts Health Families Evaluation-2 (MHFE-2) (2008 – ‘14) – Co-I. Conducted a mixed methods randomized controlled trial evaluation of Healthy Families Massachusetts (HFM), a statewide child maltreatment prevention program for young mothers and their children; Massachusetts Children’s Trust.

Evaluation of Project LAUNCH, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (2008 – ‘13) – Evaluation PD. Participated in a mixed method implementation and outcome study of Project LAUNCH in a Native American community; SAMHSA, sub to Brazelton Touchpoints Center.

Early Head Start – Child Welfare Study (EHS-CWS) (2010 – ‘13) – PD. A 7-site study on child welfare system involvement among participants in a national randomized controlled trial evaluation of Early Head Start; DC/NCIPC/DVP, sub to Brazelton Touchpoints Center.

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Healthy Families Massachusetts: Initial Findings on the Impact on Young Mother’s Parenting and Child Maltreatment (2011 – ‘12) – PD. Led a randomized controlled trial study of first-year outcomes of a statewide home visiting program for young parents (<21 years) and their infants; Pew Center for the States.

Quality Improvement Center on Early Childhood (QIC-E) (2010 – ‘12) – PI. Dissertation study of continuity and discontinuity in intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment among young mothers participating in the MA Healthy Families Evaluation (MHFE-2), a randomized control trial of Health Families Massachusetts, a statewide home visiting program for young mothers and their children; HHS/ACF/CB, sub to CSSP, Zero To Three, and the Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds.

Massachusetts Healthy Families Evaluation-1 (MHFE-1) (1997 – ‘08) – Co-Investigator. Mixed methods quasi-experimental evaluation of Healthy Families Massachusetts, a statewide child maltreatment prevention program for young mothers and their children; Massachusetts Children’s Trust.