Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Innovation Technical Assistance Center
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Innovation awards support states in strengthening home visiting services to improve outcomes for children and families. More than $15 million was awarded in fiscal year 2022 to improve service delivery and help alleviate the impact of COVID-19 on families and the home visiting workforce.
In collaboration with Education Development Center, JBA supports implementation and evaluation in home visiting among innovation awardees and across MIECHV programs. Activities include—
- Providing technical assistance on topics like evaluation design and analysis
- Implementing a learning collaborative
- Developing resources such as webinars, toolkits, checklists, tip sheets, videos, podcasts, blog posts, and issue briefs
- Reporting on progress, challenges, and next steps
- Conducting an environmental scan to identify potential best practices
This work builds on past projects including the MIECHV Technical Assistance Resource Center, Design Options for Home Visiting Evaluation, and Support for MIECHV Program Awardees to Build Capacity for Performance Measurement and Continuous Quality Improvement.
Staff
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Susan Zaid, M.A.
Director
Susan Zaid brings more than 20 years of experience in program evaluation, applied social science research, and evaluation technical assistance in the areas of...
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Allison Meisch, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Allison Meisch is a developmental psychologist with 20 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative methods, program evaluation, applied research...
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Colleen Morrison, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Colleen Morrison has more than 10 years of experience in program evaluation and applied developmental research. Her areas of expertise include early...
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Kerry Ryan, M.A.
Senior Research Associate
Kerry Ryan has nearly 15 years of experience conducting social services evaluation research, with a focus on the implementation, dissemination, and...
- Emily Heberlein, Ph.D., M.S. Senior Research Associate
- Amanda Eastern, Ph.D., M.S. Research Associate
- Dakota Bragato Research Assistant
Partner
Education Development Center