Michael C. Vaden-Kiernan
Director of Research & Evaluation
Michael Vaden-Kiernan is SEDL's Director of Research & Evaluation. In this role, he is responsible for directing SEDL's full complement of research and program evaluation.
Contact Information
You may contact Michael C. Vaden-Kiernan at 512-391-6562
Dr. Vaden-Kiernan joined SEDL in March 2005. He has spent the majority of his professional career conducting research and evaluation studies with the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Health and Human Services agencies. He was employed as a senior research analyst with Abt Associates for over 5 years and the CDM Group for over 2 years in the areas of education, child development, and family studies. Dr. Vaden-Kiernan's experience includes work on a number of federally funded K-12 as well as early childhood education evaluations.
Education
Dr. Vaden-Kiernan received his PhD in Community Psychology from the University of Virginia and was a post-doctoral fellow at the School of Public Health at The Johns Hopkins University. He has presented his work at numerous professional conferences as well as in peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and technical reports. SEDL Publications
- Latest Evidence on the National Staff Development Council's Standards Assessment Inventory (2009)
- The National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning Randomized Controlled Trial Studies of Promising Afterschool Programs: Summary of Findings (2009)
- Evaluation of Madison Parish Bright Futures Early Reading First Grant (2008)
- Implementing Randomized Controlled Trial Studies in Afterschool Settings: The State of the Field (2008)
- Key Issues and Strategies for Recruitment and Implementation in Large-Scale Randomized Controlled Trial Studies in Afterschool Settings (2008)
- Rapid Response: Early Childhood Education Curricula and Programs for PreK Students (2008)
- Rapid Response: State Policies for Parental Notification of Response to Intervention Processes (2008)
- Arkansas Education Renewal Zones Initiative - 2007 Final Evaluation Report (2007)
- SEDL Letter, Volume XVIII, Number 3: 40 Years of SEDL's Building Knowledge to Support Learning (2006)
- SEDL's Working Systemically Model: Final Report (2006)
- Teacher Resources and Student Achievement in High-Need Schools (2006)
- Enhancing Data Use and Quality to Shape Education Policy: (Insights on Education Policy, Practice, and Research, Number 18) (2005)