Diana Elliott

About Diana Elliott

Expert on the financial security and economic mobility of American families and the policies and programs that support these efforts. Academically trained quantitative and qualitative researcher who can communicate rigorous, non-partisan findings in a clear and accessible way to diverse audiences. Interested in advancing the drivers of economic mobility - such as apprenticeship and financial security - to give all Americans the opportunity to succeed, regardless of family background. Proponent of bolstering Federal government data collection-including the 2020 Census-to ensure fair and accurate policy making.Highly skilled in developing strategy for programs and policy work, managing large and complex projects, supervising multiple employees, and competing for and completing multi-million dollar contracts successfully. Research strengths include analyzing large national data sets; conducting and crafting qualitative studies (focus groups, interviews), performing secondary analyses of quantitative data; designing surveys; guiding other researchers toward performing their best work; and evaluating the methodological quality of the research of others.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, Programs

   Prb

   Nov 2024 — Present

Education

• University of Maryland

  PhD, Sociology

  2000 — 2008

• Tufts University

  BA, Anthropology, French

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• Qualitative Research
• Survey Research
• Spss
• Statistics
• Research
• Report Writing
• Quantitative Research
• Economic Research
• Data Analysis
• Data Collection
• Sas
• Demography
• Questionnaire Design
• Teaching
• Quantitative Analysis
• Quantitative Analytics
• Sociology
• Excel
• Demographic Research
• Research Design
• Analysis
• Survey Design