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University of Chicago

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Mark Courtney

Mark Courtney is a PI on 4 grants to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago and is mentioned in 1 blog post.
Mark Courtney
Grantee

Shanette Porter

Shanette Porter is a co-PI on 1 grant to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Shanette Porter
Grantee

Micere Keels

Micere Keels is a PI on 3 grants to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Micere Keels
Grantee

Anjali Adukia

Anjali Adukia is a PI on 1 grant to The University of Chicago.
Anjali Adukia
Grantee

Kelly Hallberg

Kelly Hallberg is a co-PI on 1 grant to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Kelly Hallberg
Grantee

Jens Ludwig

Jens Ludwig is a PI on 2 grants to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago and a co-PI on 1 grant to Northwestern University.
Jens Ludwig
Grantee

Guanglei Hong

Guanglei Hong is a PI on 1 grant to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago and is mentioned in 1 blog post.
Guanglei Hong
Grantee

Harold Pollack

Harold Pollack is a co-PI on 1 grant to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Harold Pollack
Grantee

Julia Henly

Julia Henly is a PI on 1 grant to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Julia Henly
Grantee

Jeanne Century

Jeanne Century is a PI on 1 grant to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Jeanne Century
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Stephen Raudenbush

Stephen Raudenbush is a PI on 5 grants to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago and is an author on 1 tool.
Stephen Raudenbush
Bio

Eric Hedberg

Eric Hedberg
Grantee

Melissa Roderick

Melissa Roderick is a PI on 2 grants to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Melissa Roderick
Grantee

Camille Farrington

Camille Farrington is a co-PI on 1 grant to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Camille Farrington
Grantee

Amy Claessens

Amy Claessens is a co-PI on 1 grant to Northwestern University.
Amy Claessens
Grantee

Paul Goren

Paul Goren is a PI on 1 grant to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Paul Goren
Grantee

Deborah Gorman-Smith

Deborah Gorman-Smith is a PI on 3 grants and a co-PI on 2 grants to Society for Prevention Research and a co-PI on 1 grant to Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy.
Deborah Gorman-Smith
Grantee

Constance Yowell

Constance Yowell is a PI on 1 grant to University of Chicago.
Constance Yowell

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News
  •  May 1, 2020

Five Early-Career Researchers Selected for the 2020 William T. Grant Scholars Program

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 William T. Grant Scholars awards. Launched in 1982, the Scholars Program supports the professional development of promising researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences who have received their terminal degrees within ...
Boston University School of Public Health
,
Brown University
,
Regents of the University of California, Berkeley
,
University of Chicago
,
and University of Texas at Austin
Five Early-Career Researchers Selected for the 2020 William T. Grant Scholars Program
Blog Post

William T. Grant Scholar Guanglei Hong on the Benefits of Early Instruction for English Language Learners

Guanglei Hong is using advanced statistics to understand the nature of educational settings and the ways that public policies and teachers’ practices affect the academic growth of immigrant-origin students whose ...
Foundation Staff
William T. Grant Scholar Guanglei Hong on the Benefits of Early Instruction for English Language Learners
Blog Post

It’s No Longer All about the Mean: Using Multi-site Trials to Learn About and From Impact Variation

Randomized trials are rapidly becoming standard practice for evaluation research and applied social science. Hundreds, if not thousands of such trials have been conducted and many more are on the ...
Stephen Raudenbush
 and Howard Bloom
It’s No Longer All about the Mean: Using Multi-site Trials to Learn About and From Impact Variation
Blog Post

Confidence Bounds and Power for the Reliability of Observational Measures on the Quality of a Social Setting

Abstract Social scientists are frequently interested in assessing the qualities of social settings such as classrooms, schools, neighborhoods, or day care centers. The most common procedure requires observers to rate ...
Yongyun Shin
 and Stephen Raudenbush
Confidence Bounds and Power for the Reliability of Observational Measures on the Quality of a Social Setting
Blog Post

Studying the Reliability of Group-Level Measures with Implications for Statistical Power: A Six-Step Paradigm

Many youth development programs aim to improve youth outcomes by raising the quality of social interactions occurring in groups such as classrooms, athletic teams, therapy groups, after-school programs, or recreation ...
Stephen Raudenbush
,
Andres Martinez
,
Howard Bloom
,
Pei Zhu
,
and Fen Lin
Studying the Reliability of Group-Level Measures with Implications for Statistical Power: A Six-Step Paradigm
Blog Post

Partnership and the Politics of Care: Advocates’ Role in Passing and Implementing California’s Law to Extend Foster Care

“This report traces the history of [California’s Fostering Connections to Success Act] from when it was first introduced in the California State Assembly, through its passage and signing, and ...
Mark Courtney
 and Jennifer Mosley
Partnership and the Politics of Care: Advocates’ Role in Passing and Implementing California’s Law to Extend Foster Care
Tools

Optimal Design with Empirical Information (OD+)

This software includes a series of empirical estimates of plausible parameter values for determining the minimum effect size that can be detected by a given number, size, and treatment/group mix of randomized groups.
Stephen Raudenbush
,
Howard Bloom
,
Jessaca Spybrook
,
and Andres Martinez
Optimal Design with Empirical Information (OD+)

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