Below is a selection of the Herr Research Center’s ongoing and recent projects. You may also view a list of the center’s completed projects.
Recent & ongoing projects
Jana Fleming, Aisha Ray
The partnership, a collaboration of Erikson, Chicago Public Schools, and Austin Coming Together, is conducting a needs assessment of early childhood services in Chicago’s Austin community. More »
Jessica Manvell, Mark Nagasawa, Aisha Ray, Jana Fleming
Erikson is collaborating with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) on a two-year research study examining the current preschool policies and practices that support dual language learners. More »
Jana Fleming, Aisha Ray
The assessment will highlight the strengths and challenges Chicago’s Altgeld-Riverdale community faces in providing high-quality early learning experiences for young children and their families More »
Juliet Bromer
Development of a measurement tool to assess the quality of family-provider relationships across early care and education settings. More »
Mariel Sparr, Jessica Fulford, Namrita Chawla, Jana Fleming, Jon Korfmacher
Evaluation of the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Prevention Initiative (PI) Programs. More »
Jana Fleming
Evaluation of the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Preschool for All programs. More »
Dr. Heidelise Als’s insights will benefit all who guide systems change in settings for young children and families. More »
Juliet Bromer
The project helped develop a logic model for an intervention that links child, family, and community outcomes with social capital development activities. More »
