Project

Home Visiting Applied Research Collaborative

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Health Resources and Services Administration

The Home Visiting Applied Research Collaborative (HARC) is a practice-based network dedicated to supporting improved outcomes for children and families through home visiting research.

HARC engages in scientific collaboration to strengthen the evidence about home visiting and the capacity of programs to improve health, well-being, and equitable access to services. JBA supports the following HARC objectives:

  • Develop and maintain a practice-based research network
  • Advance the use of innovative research methods
  • Promote the use of data sharing and interoperability
  • Respond to emerging priorities in the field
  • Mentor the next generation of early childhood researchers with a focus on diversity
  • Expand the field of precision home visiting

Staff

  • Jill Filene Jill Filene, M.P.H. Executive Vice President

    Jill Filene has more than 25 years of experience in applied research, program evaluation, and technical assistance. Her areas of expertise include home...

  • Heather Johnson Heather Johnson, M.P.H. Research Associate

    Heather Hudspeth Johnson has more than 10 years of experience planning, implementing, and evaluating maternal and child health programs. She has worked...

  • Nichole Sturmfels, M.P.H. Senior Data Manager

    Nichole Sturmfels has 15 years of experience in applied public health research, specializing in data system selection, implementation, operations, and reporting...

  • Alexandra Joraanstad, M.S. Research Associate

    Alexandra Joraanstad has more than 10 years of experience conducting social services evaluation research, with a focus on programs serving parents...

  • Dakota Bragato Research Assistant
  • Joelle Ruben, M.S.W. Senior Communications Associate

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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