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Zena H. Rudo

Zena Rudo is a Project Director with SEDL's Afterschool, Family, and Community program. She conducts research and evaluation about critical issues in education to inform practitioners, policymakers, researchers and other education stakeholders. Her current work includes research on afterschool programming, school improvement, and family and community involvement with schools.

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You may contact Zena H. Rudo at 512-391-6554

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Before joining SEDL in February 1999, Dr. Rudo was an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa. She has extensive clinical, administrative, and research experience in the fields of special education, home/school/community collaboration, family violence, and early intervention. She is the author of numerous articles and educational curricula and has presented nationally and internationally in her specialty fields.

She holds a BA in Psychology and Social Work and a Master's of Social Work from the University of Maryland. Dr. Rudo's PhD is in Education from the University of South Florida.

SEDL Publications

1. A Best-Fit Approach to Effective Teacher Policy: (Insights on Education Policy, Practice, and Research, Number 17) (2004)
2. Collaborative Action Team Process: Bringing home, school, community, and students together to improve results for children and families: Final Research Report (2000)
3. Corrective Action in Low-Performing Schools and School Districts (2001)
4. Creating Collaborative Action Teams: Working Together for Student Success (2000)
5. Enhancing Data Use and Quality to Shape Education Policy: (Insights on Education Policy, Practice, and Research, Number 18) (2005)
6. Examination of Resource Allocation in Education: Connecting Spending to Student Performance (2003)
7. Implementing Randomized Controlled Trial Studies in Afterschool Settings: The State of the Field (2008)
8. Investigation of Education Databases in Four States to Support Policy Research on Resource Allocation (2005)
9. Investing in Instruction for Higher Student Achievement: (Insights on Education Policy, Practice, and Research, Number 15) (2003)
10. Key Issues and Strategies for Recruitment and Implementation in Large-Scale Randomized Controlled Trial Studies in Afterschool Settings (2008)
11. Making Education Dollars Work: Understanding Resource Allocation (Insights on Education Policy, Practice, and Research, Number 14) (2001)
12. SEDL Letter, Volume XVIII, Number 2: A Culture of Data (2006)
13. Teacher Resources and Student Achievement in High-Need Schools (2006)
14. The National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning Randomized Controlled Trial Studies of Promising Afterschool Programs: Summary of Findings (2009)