Mark Blitz is the project director for the Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL) at the Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS). Mark began working on CALL from its inception as a graduate assistant, postdoctoral fellow, and project manager. He contributed to the development, piloting, and validation of the CALL instrument. He received …
Alex J. Bowers is a professor of Education Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he works to help school leaders use the data they already collect in schools more effectively to direct limited resources to specific student needs. His research focuses on the intersection of effective school and district leadership, organization and HR, data-driven decision-making, …
John Diamond is professor of Sociology and Education Policy at Brown University. Before coming to Brown, he was the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education and Professor of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A sociologist of race and education, he studies the relationship between social inequality and educational opportunity, examining how educational leadership, policies, …
Louis Gomez is a social scientist dedicated to educational improvement. His research and design efforts aim to support community formation in schools and other organizations, enabling them to collaboratively create new approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment. With colleagues, he has worked to bring Networked-based Improvement Science to the field of education. This work aims to …
Richard Halverson is a professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in the UW–Madison School of Education. His research aims to bring the research methods and practices of the learning sciences to the world of educational leadership and interactive media. Rich is a co-director of the Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL) and leads the …
Emily Handsman is an assistant professor of Sociology at Rutgers University. A trained sociologist, she uses theories of organizations, inequality, politics, and culture to answer questions about how school districts conceptualize and respond to inequality. Her current research uses qualitative methods to analyze how suburban school districts construct and implement diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Emily …
Dr. Wehmah Jones is a principal researcher at AIR with over 18 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing research projects focused on improving the developmental, educational, and health outcomes of youth and adult populations. Her areas of content expertise include youth development, school improvement, social and emotional learning, school climate, mental health and trauma, and …
Yi-Hwa Liou is a professor in the Department of Educational Management at the National Taipei University of Education. Her research primarily centered around leadership and development, organizational change and learning, educational reform, and professional and networked learning communities, with a methodological emphasis on social network analysis and mixed methodologies. She has been actively collaborating with international …
Dr. Francesca López is the Jim and Georgia Thompson Distinguished Professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership Analysis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research centers on educational practices and policies that promote equity and belonging for historically marginalized students, particularly multilingual learners and students from racially and linguistically diverse backgrounds. She began …
Deja Mason is the project manager for the CALL for Equity-Centered Leadership (CALL-ECL) team. She is a dedicated advocate for equitable work environments and cultural enrichment, leveraging her expertise in human resources and arts administration. With a mission to foster inclusivity across industries, she fearlessly challenges norms, sparks change, and empowers teams using innovative, artistic approaches. …