Amie Rapaport

Dr. Rapaport helps school districts, state education agencies, foundations, and other organizations answer their own pressing research and policy-relevant questions. These projects have spanned various content areas, including project-based learning, STEM education, civics education, and educator professional development, among others. She leads teams of researchers on the design, implementation, and execution of both small and large experimental and non-experimental studies, including randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental design studies, descriptive studies and case studies. When designing research studies, she prioritizes the inclusion of both qualitative and quantitative research methods to produce a more complete understanding of a program’s implementation and impact – addressing not only to what extent an initiative or program is effective, but why, how, and for whom? Amie also specializes in supporting organizations with the collection of high-quality, representative survey data that measures climate, stakeholder attitudes, and/or opinions (e.g., in the community, among parents, among school district employees). She also co-leads the Understanding America Study’s education-focused survey content. Amie earned her PhD in Social and Personality Psychology from New York University with a concentration in Quantitative Psychology.