Kate Westaby
Young Parent Collective founding director, Urban Institute researcher, teen mom dignifying young parenthood & building better education and well-being pathways with young parents
- Role
- Founding Director at Urban Institute
- Location
- Madison, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kate Westaby
My mission is to make long-lasting improvements with other young parents (persons who had…
Experience
Founding Director
Aug 2023 — Present
Launched new non-profit organization to sustain community built in Participatory Action Research and at the request of local teen and young parents-Partnered with local school district and health department on grant applications-Provided a platform and events for peer-support and community among local young parents-Led and developed advocacy initiatives, in partnership with other young and teen parents, to improve educational opportunity, health, and well-being-Developed and implemented a process for participatory and co-led research about inequities in college access for teen and young parents-Developed non-profit structure, governance practices, and strategic planning
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
2019 — 2022
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Master of Science, Applied Psychology
2010 — 2012
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
2005 — 2010
Skills
- Statistics
- Public Health
- Health
- Program Development
- Research
- Community Outreach
- Report Writing
- Writing
- Word
- Excel
- Data Analysis
- Data Collection
- Qualitative Research
- Program Evaluation
- Research Design
- Microsoft Word
- Survey Research
- Microsoft Excel
- Powerpoint
- Higher Education
- Spss
- Literature Reviews
- Survey Design
- Focus Groups
- Applied Research
- Quantitative Research
- Training
- Microsoft Office
- Health Promotion
- Grant Writing
- Leadership
- Grants
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