Co-Directors
Ann Masten
Regents Professor of Child Development,
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota
Eric Grumdahl
Deputy Director, Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness, GC Co-Director
Maria Hanratty
Associate Professor, GC Co-Director, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Project Leadership
Kristine Piescher
Lead for Integrated Data Processes and Training at Minn-LInK, Director of Research & Evaluation – Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
Danielle Dupuis
Lead Quantitative Analyst, Director, Research Methodology Consulting Center
Project Coordinator
Misty Blue
Minn-LInK Researcher, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
Extended Team Members to Date
State of Minnesota
- Joe Curiel, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), Results Measurement Specialist
- Delia Kundin, Former Lead Qualitative Analyst, Associate Director of Evaluation, Center for Applied Educational Improvement (CAREI) (Retired)
- Diane Elias, Minnesota Housing, Program Manager, Multifamily Division
- Erin Menne, Minnesota Housing, Grant Program Manager
- John Patterson, Minnesota Housing, Director of Planning, Analysis & Evaluation
- Kirby Pitman, Minnesota Housing, Research Specialist
- Leigh Schleicher, MDE, Supervisor for Federal Student Support Programs
- Nancy Urbanski, Minnesota Housing, FHPAP Staff
Faculty in Mentoring and Collaborative Roles
- Andy Barnes, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
- Rebecca Shlafer, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
- Nancy Sherwood, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Community Health/Public Health
- Judy Temple, Professor of Public Affairs, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
- Michael Rodriguez, Professor & Acting Dean, CEHD, Director, Educational Equity Resource Center
- Amanda Sullivan, Birkmaier Education Leadership Professor, Educational Psychology
Faculty in Advisory Roles
- Heidi Barajas, Chair, Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD)
- Michael Goh, Professor, OLPD, CEHD/Director, Inst. for Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy
- Steven Ruggles, Regents Professor of History and Population Studies/Dir., Minn. Pop. Center
- Abigail Gewirtz, Lindahl Leadership Professor, FSoS, Co-Director Inst. for Translational Research
Collaborators from University of Minnesota Centers
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
- Kristine Piescher, Director of Research &Evaluation – Minn-LInK
- Traci LaLiberte, Executive Director
- Misty Blue, Minn-LInK Researcher, Project Coordinator for HSWH-RP
- Nicole Mickelson, Former Project Coordinator for HSWH-RP
Center for Applied Educational Improvement (CAREI)
- Delia Kundin, Associate Director of Evaluation
Research Methodology Consulting Center (RMCC)
- Danielle Dupuis, Co-PI and Lead Quantitative Analyst Director, RMCC
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA)
- Ed Goetz, Director
- Kathie Doty, Director, Hennepin-University Partnership
Educational Equity Resource Center
- Michael Rodriguez, Co-Director
- Julie Sweitzer, Co-Director,
Community Advisory Participation
- Jean Sazevich, Heading Home Minnesota Funders Collaborative, Director
- Ryan Strack, Minneapolis Public Schools, Administrator, Board and Government Relations
- Britt Heinz-Amborn, Institute for Community Alliances, HMIS Manger, Reporting and Evaluation (Homeless Management Information System)
- Meredith Fergus, Manager of Research and SLEDS
- Alyssa Erickson, Director of Research and Analytics, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
- Hattie Hiler, Minnesota Housing
- Andrea Inouye, Director of Strategic Partnerships – Affordable Housing, Office of Mayor Frey, City of Minneapolis
- Charlotte Kinzley, Minneapolis Public Schools, Liaison for homeless students
- Katie J Topinka, Housing Policy Coordinator, City of Minneapolis
- Alaina DeSalvo, Competitive Grants Administrator, Office of Higher Ed
- Jia Mikuls, Research Analyst, Office of Higher Ed
- Mark Legler, Senior Planning Analyst, Hennepin County