Authorities

Professor Sharon Gewirtz

Sharon Gewirtz is Professor of Education in the School of Education, Communication and Society at King’s College London where she also co-directs the Centre for Public Policy Research.

Webpage link: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/sharon-gewirtz

Patrice L. Engle

Patrice L. Engle, Ph.D. (1944-2012) was a pioneer and leader in global early child development. Following formal training in psychology at Stanford University, she launched a highly productive career that included positions in academia and international agencies.

Webpage link: https://www.srcd.org/professional-advancement/awards-grants/patrice-l-engle-dissertation-grant 

Maureen M.Black

Maureen Black, Ph.D. is a pediatric psychologist who conducts research in strategies to promote healthy nutrition and child development and to prevent health disparities.

Webpage link: https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/profiles/Black-Maureen/ 

Ines W. Jindra

Ines W. Jindra is an Associate Professor of Social Work in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Gordon College. She received her MSW in Social Work and her Ph.D from the University of Fribourg in her native Switzerland.

Webpage link: https://www.gordon.edu/InesWJindra 

Greg J. Duncan

Greg J. Duncan is an American economist who is a Distinguished Professor at University of California, Irvine and an Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.He was the 2013 winner of the Jacobs Research Prize for his research on the long-term effects of childhood poverty, primarily through his 23 years with the Panel Study of Income Dynamics as researcher and director.

Webpage link: https://sites.uci.edu/gduncan/  

Steven Barnett W. (1998)

W. Steven Barnett is a professor of Education Economics and Public Policy and director of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University. Barnett earned his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Michigan.

Webpage link: https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/barnett-w-steven

J. Ruben Parra Cardona (2019)

Rubén Parra-Cardona, Ph.D, is an associate professor at Steve Hicks School of Social Work in Austin, Texas, where he is an associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Social Science; and the associate director of the MSU Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence.

Webpage link: https://socialwork.utexas.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cv-parra-cardona.pdf

Bill Nasson (1984)

Bill Nasson is a professor in the History Department at the University of Stellenbosch and is one of South Africa’s leading historians.

Webpage link: https://www.jacana.co.za/our-authors/1797-bill-nasson

Carla O’Connor

Carla O’Connor is the Director of University of Michigan Wolverine Pathways, a free year-round program that partners with the families, schools, and communities of Detroit, Ypsilanti, and Southfield to support academic success, college admission, and career exploration.  She is also Professor of Education and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan.

Webpage link: http://www.soe.umich.edu/people/profile/carla_oconnor/ 

William G. Tierney

Dr. William Tierney is University Professor and Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education at Rossier and the Co-Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education. He is an expert on higher education policy analysis, governance, and administration; and others.

Webpage link: http://www.williamgtierney.net/