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Department of Education 2023 Information Sessions

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Department of Education

Applied Quantitative Methods

Early Education

Early childhood education

Applied policy research

Food insecurity

Teacher wellbeing

Anna Markowitz

Education Undergraduate Program

Human Development and Psychology

Ph.D., Psychology, Human Development and Public Policy, Georgetown University

M.P.P., Masters of Public Policy, Georgetown University

M.A., Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology, Boston College

B.A., Psychology, Creative Writing Minor, Gettysburg College

Bassok, D., Markowitz, A.J., Bellows, L., & Sadowski, K.C. (2021). New evidence on teacher turnover in early childhood. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3102/0162373720985340

Markowitz, A.J., Bassok, D., & Grissom, J. (2020). Teacher-child racial/ethnic match and parental engagement in Head Start. American Educational Research Journal, 57(5), 2132-2174.

Markowitz, A.J., Bassok, D., & Player, D. (2020). Simplifying early childhood accountability systems. Children and Youth Services Review.

Markowitz, A.J., & Ansari, A. (2020). Changes in Academic Instructional Experiences in Head Start Classrooms from 2001-2015. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.

Markowitz, A.J., Johnson, A.D., & Hines, C. (2021). Food insecurity in toddlerhood and school readiness: Mediating pathways through parental wellbeing and behaviors. Advances in Child and Family Policy and Practice.

Markowitz, A.J., Sadowski, K.C., & Hamre, B.K. (2021). Teacher education and the quality of teacher-child interactions: New evidence from the universe of publicly-funded early childhood programs in Louisiana. Early Education and Development.

Dr. Markowitz’s current projects include: The Study of Early Education in Louisiana, Teacher Turnover in Head Start, Food Insecurity in Early Childhood