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Staff

Catherine H. Augustine (Ph.D., Education, University of Michigan) is a Behavioral Scientist at RAND specializing in postsecondary education, K-12 education reform, student assessment, and the organizational behavior of educational institutions and systems.

Susan J. Bodilly (Ph.D., Public Policy, George Mason University) is Director of RAND Education and a senior social scientist at RAND specializing in K-12 school reform.

Arthur Brooks (Ph.D., Public Policy Analysis, RAND Graduate School) is Associate Professor of Public Administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, and a consultant for RAND.

Laura Castaneda (Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, Stanford University) is an associate management scientist at RAND, where she conducts research on both national security and domestic concerns, including the role of partnerships in promoting arts education.

Ruth Levitt (Ph.D., MBA) is a research leader at the RAND Europe Cambridge office. She has a background in social science, pure science and the arts.

Julia Lowell (Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Berkeley) is an economist at RAND specializing in public sector and international economics.

Kevin McCarthy (Ph.D., Sociology, University of Wisconsin) is a senior social scientist at RAND who has led studies on the arts, immigration, and demographic issues.

Joy Moini (M.P.P., Public Policy, Georgetown University) has been a research assistant for the past four years, working on a range of projects primarily focused on education and training issues.

Elizabeth Ondaatje (M.Phil, Cambridge University and B.A., Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges) works on both national security and domestic issues.

Melissa K. Rowe (Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles) has nine years of experience as an applied researcher in the field of clinical psychology.

Laura Zakaras (Ph.D., English, University of Washington) is a senior communications analyst at RAND who has worked on a wide range of topics, including the arts, education, civil justice, and national security.