Alexis O’Herrick
Research Associate
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Educational Policy; Concentration in Education Administration: The Ohio State University
- M.S.Ed. in Educational Policy: University of Pennsylvania
- B.A. in History: Bowdoin College
About Alexis O’Herrick
Dr. O’Herrick is a mixed-methods researcher with academic and professional experiences in the fields of K-12 and Higher Education. She has worked at the state-level on initiatives related to recruitment, retention, and graduation for adult learners. Dr. O’Herrick also worked at the school-district level on research initiatives geared toward improving outcomes for urban public schools.
She currently co-directs a multi-year EIR grant funded project, Relationships First, in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia. She, additionally, co-directs a research project evaluating the impact of the City of Philadelphia’s Community Expansion Grant (CEG) aimed at preventing gun violence in the city. Dr. O’Herrick also acts as lead qualitative evaluator on multiple projects at RFA, including Philly Literacy, which employs Culturally Responsive Equitable Evaluation (CREE) approaches to evaluate the impact of early literacy interventions on youth reading outcomes. Dr. O’Herrick’s research interests span the fields of education policy and equity. Her research expertise centers on the disparate impacts of school discipline practices on Black girls’ educational experiences in public schools.
