Teresa Duncan

About Teresa Duncan

Dr. Duncan has more than 30 years of post-doctoral research experience in applied…

Experience

1. Senior Fellow (March 2010-october 2015) Expert Consultant (October 2015-present)

   ICF

   Mar 2010 — Present · Fairfax, VA, US

   Provides expertise in student learning and cognition, evaluation, experimental and quasi-experimental study designs, and quantitative data analysis. Leads and contributes to business development efforts, and to the writing of proposals and technical reports.Co-Principal Investigator, Math for All: Assessing the Efficacy of a Professional Development Program for Elementary School Teachers, Subaward to EDC’s IES Grant No. R305A14••••••14-present). Provides technical leadership on this randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the impact of the Math for All professional development program on elementary school and special education teachers’ knowledge and skills, and on student achievement. Responsible for training and leading a team of researchers to collect data at the Chicago Public Schools, overseeing data management and data analysis, and writing reports for multiple audiences.Director, Regional Educational Laboratory - Mid-Atlantic (20••••17). Led a large team of ICF staff and subcontractors to work in partnership with policymakers, practitioners, and communities in implementing education reform. REL Mid-Atlantic provided analytic technical support and conducted applied research and evaluation studies for the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.External Evaluator, Differentiating Professional Development, Subcontract to EDC’s NSF Grant No. 10••••••••14)Consults with project staff on the research design and measures; provides commentaries and written reviews of the instruments (protocols, surveys, assessments), the design of the field test, data analysis plans, and draft reports.

Education

• University of Rochester

  BA, Psychology

  1983 — 1987

• University of Michigan

  PhD, Educational Psychology

  1987 — 1993

Skills

• Teaching
• Data Collection
• Report Writing
• Program Development
• Sas
• Public Policy
• Quantitative Research
• Grants
• Policy
• Technical Leadership
• Training
• Proposal Writing
• Learning
• Analytics
• Spss
• Literature Reviews
• Policy Analysis
• Management of Large, Multi-Million Dollar Contracts
• Analysis
• Focus Groups
• Technical Writing
• Survey Design
• Quantitative Analytics
• Survey Research
• Qualitative Research
• Program Evaluation
• Statistics
• Education
• Grant Writing
• Evaluation
• Research Design
• Research
• Technology Needs Analysis
• Stata
• Data Analysis
• Program Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership