Prepared by Priscilla M. Little
Associate Director, Harvard Family Research Project
Expanded Learning Opportunities - Pathways to Student Success
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Priscilla M.D. Little is the Associate Director of Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP). She manages and coordinates current research activities, participates in resource development and outreach to current and prospective funders, develops and cultivates relationships with national organizations, provides intellectual support to projects with a focus on facilitating cross-project synergy and management of priorities, and conducts activities to ensure the long-term performance and sustainability of HFRP.
Priscilla is also the Project Manager for HFRP's Out-of-School Time (OST) Learning and Development Initiative, which is focused on building the field through the timely development and dissemination of quality evaluation information and tools. The cornerstone of this work is the development of an online database of OST evaluation profiles. She has authored and co-authored numerous reports on OST participation, program quality, and evaluation. Additionally, she serves on national research advisory boards and state after school boards, and speaks nationally on the research and evaluation of OST programs and how they can complement in-school learning and development. In addition to conducting research on OST, Priscilla works on issues related to family engagement and using data for continuous improvement.
Priscilla's research interests include the evaluation of programs and policies to promote quality OST experiences for children as well as the evaluation of family involvement and early childhood programs.
Priscilla received her undergraduate degree from Smith College and her Master's of Child Study from Tufts University, where she continued with doctoral studies in the same department through 1992. She lives in Medford, Massachusetts, with her husband and three daughters.