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Jana Fleming
Director, Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy

Fleming joined the Herr Center in August 2009 as interim director and was named director in March 2010. She came to Erikson Institute from City Colleges of Chicago, the largest urban community college system in the nation, where she has served as executive director of Child Development Studies since 2003. She has also been a consultant to the Joyce Foundation, directing its grant making in early childhood education.

Fleming has applied her extensive knowledge in child development and teacher preparation to conduct studies on the cost of child care and state prekindergarten programs; means of financing services for children and families; and relationships between teacher knowledge and practice. She has also evaluated the quality of early education programs, trained teachers on best practices in early education, and provided guidance to local communities in developing strategies to improve the delivery of educational and health services to young children.

Prior to joining City Colleges, Fleming was a research investigator at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She codirected the Early Childhood Leadership Development Program at UNC, providing graduate-level education and training for early childhood professionals in health services, education, social welfare, child care, and family protective services. She was also actively involved in research and leadership development projects in support of North Carolina's Smart Start initiative.

Fleming holds a law degree from Duke University and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Erikson Faculty Associates
Jon Korfmacher
Faculty research associate
Korfmacher is working on a three-part study examining early childhood mental health policies in the three state region.  He also works on the Illinois Birth to Five Evaluation and is leading a study analyzing higher education programs that address early childhood mental health.
Korfmacher's web page

Aisha Ray
Faculty research associate
Ray is leading two studies:  Unmet Early Childhood Needs of New Americans and Targeting the Developmental and Educational Needs of Culturally Marginalized Children.
Ray's web page

Researchers
Jolynne Andal
Research associate
Andal is working on the Community Memorial Foundation's Early Childhood Initiative Evaluation, and is project director of a case study looking at the availability of mental health resources for children and youth in southwest suburban Chicago as part of this evaluation.  Andal is also working on the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project Evaluation and the Chicago Public Schools Preschool Evaluation.

Juliet Bromer
Research scientist
Bromer is leading a study on the effectiveness of family child care networks in improving the quality of care provided to children in family child care programs.  She is also part of a national work group focused on reconceptualizing the role of families in quality measurement strategies across early care and education settings.  Her past research focuses on child care provider supports to low-income families and communities.  In addition, she is project manager for the Advisory Committees Phase of the Chicago Program Evaluation Project.

Aimee Hilado
Research analyst
Hilado works on a study examining early childhood mental health policy in the three state region and on the Illinois Birth to Five Evaluation.  She is also working with Professor Jon Korfmacher on analyses of higher education programs that address early childhood mental health.

Maria Cristina Limlingan
Research analyst
Limlingan works on the Illinois Birth to Five Evaluation.

Jessica Manvell
Research associate
Manvell is project coordinator of the Illinois Birth to Five Evaluation.

Shin Yee Tan
Research assistant
Tan is working with research associate Jolynne Andal on the Chicago Public Schools Preschool Evaluation.