Thomas Keller

Does a well-designed quality improvement system enhance youth mentoring programs?

Mr. Wheeler wants to develop his ability to recognize, understand, and use youth mentoring research, with a focus on school-based mentoring. He will use this award to work with Thomas Keller, an influential mentoring researcher, at Portland State University.

A recent experimental evaluation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) School-Based Mentoring program showed modestly positive results, but BBBS wants to do better.