Email: sk4669@nyu.edu
Year entered Program: 2015
Research Interests: school and classroom quality in LAMICs, culture and implementation science, qualitative and quantitative measurement of process quality
Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Research Description/Bio:
Sharon is an experienced measurement development and intervention researcher, specializing in low-income and developing country contexts. She holds an M.A. in International Educational Development from Columbia University and has served as a research consultant for various organizations including the World Bank, FHI 360, and the International Rescue Committee. She is also a co-creator of the Teacher Instructional Practices and Processes System (TIPPS), an observational instrument for assessing classroom quality, as well as the TIPPS Feedback protocol.