Abby Eskenazi, M.P.P.
Research and Continuous Quality Improvement Associate
Abby Eskenazi has more than 10 years of experience in evaluation, technical assistance, and continuous quality improvement (CQI). She is trained as an improvement advisor through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Breakthrough Series College. Past experience includes implementing home visiting CQI projects and collaborating with state and local partners on CQI projects, evaluation plans, and needs assessments.
As part of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Technical Assistance Resource Center, Eskenazi guides awardees in building their capacity in performance measurement and CQI. As part of the HealthySteps Research Evaluation and Supports project, she develops professional development opportunities to support HealthySteps sites in using CQI tools in model implementation efforts.
Prior to joining JBA, Eskenazi worked as the CQI lead and evaluation coordinator for the Family Foundations Home Visiting program at the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. She received an M.P.P with a focus on child and family policy from the Harris School of Public Policy at The University of Chicago.
My family’s maternal and child health challenges and my professional experience partnering with low-income parents raising young children fuel my commitment to improve child and family development outcomes. Continuous quality improvement, technical assistance, and program evaluation are impactful tools that can positively affect family-serving organizations. Centering root cause analysis, data disaggregation, and parent leadership in these approaches is essential to generating meaningful findings for families with young children.