Research
Scientific investigation of integrated student support is rapidly evolving and cross-disciplinary, emerging from research in the fields of neuroscience, developmental psychology, social work, education, economics, and others. Our research agenda aims to improve the nation鈥檚 understanding of effective approaches to student support by leveraging these advances in the sciences and using cutting edge methodologies capable of analyzing the impact of complex, comprehensive interventions.
Reports
The Impact of City Connects-Progress Report 2024, City Connects, Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, 艾可直播 College.
The Impact of City Connects-Progress Report 2022, City Connects, Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, 艾可直播 College.
Responding to Covid-19 - The Impact of City Connects During the Covid-19 Pandemic.听听Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, 艾可直播 College.
City Connects In the Community College Setting: The SCC Pilot.听Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, 艾可直播 College.
City Connects: Progress Report 2020, City Connects,听Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, 艾可直播 College.
City Connects: Intervention and Impact Progress Report 2018, City Connects,听Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, 艾可直播 College.
Research Summary: Integrated Student Support, Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, 艾可直播 College.听
Comprehensive Services for Children in Poverty: Setting the Research Agenda for Integrated Student Support, Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, 艾可直播 College.听
City Connects: The Impact on Student Outcomes, City Connects, Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, 艾可直播 College. 听
Reducing High School Drop-Out through Elementary School Student Support, Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, 艾可直播 College.
Principles of Effective Practice for Integrated Student Support,听Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, 艾可直播 College.
Tipping the Scales:听How integrating school and community resources can improve student outcomes and the Commonwealth鈥檚 future, Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, 艾可直播 College
Peer-Reviewed
, Mary Walsh, et. al., American Educational Research Journal.
, Eric Dearing, et. al., Child Development.
Comprehensive Student Support: A benefit-cost analysis of City Connects, Brooks Bowden, Clive Belfield, Henry Levin, et. al., Center for Benefit Cost Studies of Education, Columbia University.听
, Brooks Bowden, Atsuko Muroga, Anyi Wang, et. al., Teacher鈥檚 College, Columbia University.
, Amy Heberle, 脷na N铆 Shean谩in, Mary Walsh, et. al., Improving Schools.
The Impact of Comprehensive Student Support on Teachers Knowledge of the Whole Child, Classroom Practice, and Teacher Support, Erin Sibley, Maria Theodorakakis, Mary E. Walsh, Claire Foley, Jessica Petrie, and Anastasia Raczek, Teaching and Teacher Education.
, Terrence J. Lee-St., Mary E. Walsh, Anastasia E. Raczek, et. al., AERA Open.
, Jordan Lawson, Laura O鈥橠wyer, and Mary E. Walsh, AERA Open.
Jiang, Haibin, Noman Khanani, Yan R. Leigh, and Mary E. Walsh. . (EdWorkingPaper: 23-784).听
Estimating the Impact of Integrated Student Support on Elementary School Achievement: A Natural Experiment,听Jordan L. Lawson, Laura M. O鈥橠wyer, Eric Dearing, Anastasia E. Raczek, Claire Foley, Noman Khanani, Mary E. Walsh, Yan R. Leigh, AERA Open.
Conference Presentations
Jiang, H; Khanani, N; Leigh, Y; Walsh, M. (2023) Integrated Student Support mitigate the negative impact of school change [conference presentation]. Public Choice Society Conference. Seattle, WA, United States.
Jiang, H; Khanani, N; Leigh, Y; Walsh, M. (2023) Integrated Student Support mitigate the negative impact of school change [conference presentation]. Association for Public Policy & Management conference. Atlanta, GA, United States.
Hamilton, A., Walsh, M., Qian, X. (2023). Examining the Protective Nature of Family Strengths on School Outcomes for Children with Marginalized Identities [poster presentation]. Society for the Research on Child Development conference. Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
Qian, X., Khanani, N., Walsh, M. (2023). The impact of integrated student support on school discipline [poster presentation]. Society for the Research on Child Development conference. Salt Lake City, UT, United States.听
Khanani, N., Raczek, A., Dearing, E., & Walsh, M. (2021, April). The impact of integrated student support in elementary school: A replication study [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting [Virtual Conference].
Khanani, N. & Lawson, J. (2021, April). Addressing missing data in educational evaluation: Predictive mean matching imputation for test score data [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting [Virtual Conference].
Khanani, N., Raczek, A., Dearing, E., & Walsh, M. (2021, April). Applications of synthetic control models in educational research [Paper Session]. Society for Research in Childhood Development Biennial Meeting [Virtual Conference].
Lebowitz, R. B., Theodorakakis, M., Pollack, C. DiNatale, P., & Walsh, M. (April 2021). Preparing school staff to support students and families during COVID-19: Insights from research and practice. Presentation at the 2021 Biennial Meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), [Virtual Conference].
Pollack, C., Theodorakakis, M., & Walsh, M. E. (2021, April). Leveraging integrated student support for COVID-19-related needs for students, families, and teachers in high-poverty schools. Presentation at the 2021 Biennial Meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), [Virtual Conference].
Pollack, C., Wasser Gish, J., Walsh, M. E., Bowden, A., B., & Brewster, E. (2021, March). Equity, efficacy, and cost-efficiency: Making broken systems work to support the whole child. Policy Talk at the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) 46th Annual Conference, [Virtual Conference].
Theodorakakis, M., Simpson, K., & Walsh, M.E., (2021, April). School Counselors鈥� Critical Role in Implementing Systemic Student Support. Presentation at the 2021 Massachusetts School Counselors Association (MASCA) Conference, [Virtual Conference].
Advisors
Consultants, Lynch School of Education and Human Development
Henry Braun, Ph.D.
Boisi Professor, Department of Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics & Assessment, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, 艾可直播 College
Director, 艾可直播 College Center for Testing, Evaluation and Educational Policy
Eric Dearing, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Counseling, Development, and Educational Psychology, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, 艾可直播 College
Maureen Kenny, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, 艾可直播 College
Deoksoon Kim, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Society, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, 艾可直播 College
Laura O鈥橠wyer, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics & Assessment, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, 艾可直播 College
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External Research and Evaluation Consultants (current)
Lisa Gennetian, Ph.D.
Pritzker Professor of Early Learning Policy Studies, Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Faculty Affiliate in the Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University
Amy Heberle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, Clark University
Terry Lee-St. John, Ph.D.
Biostatistician, Research Department, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Pamela Morris, Ph.D.
Professor of Applied Psychology, New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Affiliated Professor at the NYU School of Global Public Health
Richard Murnane, Ph.D.
Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Parag Pathak, Ph.D.
Class of 1922 Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tayfun S枚nmez, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Economics, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, 艾可直播 College
M. Utku 脺nver, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Economics, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, 艾可直播 College
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External Research and Evaluation Consultants (past)
Clive Belfield, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow & Affiliated Economist, Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Professor of Economics at Queens College, City University of New York
Brooks Bowden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Education Policy Division, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Director, Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Henry M. Levin, Ph.D.
William Heard Kilpatrick Professor Emeritus of Economics and Education
Founding Director and Senior Fellow, Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
David Jacks Professor of Higher Education and Economics, Emeritus, Stanford University
Peter Steiner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor at the Department of Human Development and Quantitative听Methodology, University of Maryland鈥揅ollege Park
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City Connects by the Numbers
50%
less likely to drop out of high school with City Connects support
45,000
students served
100%
of principals believe City Connects improves school climate