Please join #AltAc’s meet and greet with its next rock star:
Dr. Jameela Conway-Turner
A Multidisciplinary Lens to Justice-Related Research
Dr. Conway-Turner takes a fresh lens to justice-related issues. With a doctorate in applied developmental psychology and a background in educational psychology, Dr. Conway-Turner’s work leans heavily on a multidisciplinary approach. Prior to her work with the research firm American Institutes for Research (AIR), she was a post-doctoral policy fellow for the Society for Research in Child Development and the National Institute of Justice. We’re excited for Dr. Conway-Turner to talk to us about navigating federal post-doc positions, making the decision to work for a research firm, and researching justice-related issues with a multi-disciplinary lens.
Keywords: Post-Doctoral Policy Fellow, Federal Agency, Interdisciplinary Research, Research Firm
Jameela Conway-Turner, PhD
Researcher, American Institutes for Research (AIR)
jconwayturner@air.org | (202) 403- 6905
Dr. Jameela Conway-Turner is a researcher at American Institutes for Research (AIR). Dr. Conway-Turner provides research and evaluation support to research practitioner partnerships and programs with a focus on youth development, social and emotional learning, and justice-related issues. This work includes K-12 education, out-of-school time, and youth programs. Dr. Conway-Turner works to bridge the research to policy and practice gap by conducting studies to examine the use of research evidence, working with stakeholders to make evidence-based decisions and examining the impact of programs, policies and practices. Dr. Conway-Turner also emphasizes the importance of data visualization and writes reports for a variety of audiences to disseminate research findings.
Dr. Conway-Turner is currently the implementation lead and quantitative analyst for the Evaluation of the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families’ Justice Services Programs. In that role, she has conducted analyses with administrative records to understand justice services program involvement and has conducted program staff interviews.
Prior to joining AIR, Dr. Conway-Turner was a policy fellow for the Society for Research in Child Development at the National Institute of Justice working on the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative.
Meeting Resources
Alt-Ac Meet & Greet Rockstar Jameela Conway-Turner Recording