The Homework Starts with Home Research Partnership Team

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