Tracey A. Hartmann
Senior Fellow, Informal Learning
Pronouns: She/Her
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Human Development: University of Pennsylvania
- M.Ed. in Human Development: University of Pennsylvania
- B.A. in Social Science: College of St. Benedict
About Tracey A. Hartmann
Dr. Tracey Hartmann provides oversight and strategic guidance to RFA’s portfolio of informal learning and out-of-school time research and evaluation projects. An experienced qualitative researcher and project director, Hartmann has expanded RFA’s portfolio of work in the out-of-school time (OST) field, with projects focused on providing evaluation support to local youth-serving organizations, as well as research projects that support OST system-building efforts in Philadelphia and around the country.
Hartmann recently completed a 10-year national study of high-quality arts programs funded by the Wallace Foundation and implemented in Boys & Girls Clubs around the country. She also led a 12-city study funded by the Wallace Foundation focused on the role of OST intermediary organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. She directed RFA’s role in the IES-funded National Study of Continuous Quality Improvement in 21st Century Community Learning Centers, led by Mathematica Policy Research.
She currently leads RFA’s evaluation of the Penn Museum’s Unpacking the Past program, an informal learning experience for middle school students in Philadelphia. In addition to her informal learning and out-of-school time experience, Hartmann has led mixed-methods research projects across a range of content areas, including college access and juvenile justice. A former classroom teacher and youth development worker, Hartmann has a long-standing interest in creating high-quality formal and informal educational opportunities for youth from underserved communities. She earned her Ph.D. in Human Development from the University of Pennsylvania.
