June 10, 2024
Sarah Etzel is the Research Assistant for NCCF Co-Director Sharon Lynn Kagan. Sarah earned her B.A. in Psychology from Mount Holyoke College and her M.A. in International Educational Development from Teachers College, Columbia University, where she concentrated on human rights, emergencies, and peacebuilding. Her research and professional interests include access to early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in humanitarian and emergency settings and fostering equitable early childhood systems globally. While at TC, Sarah worked as a technical consultant on … read more→
July 22, 2022
Courtney Parent is serving as the Administrative Associate to NCCF Co-Director Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. She graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University with a master’s degree in Developmental Psychology in 2022, and in 2019, graduated with a bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of New England (UNE). During graduate school, Courtney served as a Clinical Research Study Coordinator in UNE’s Center for Excellence in Aging and Health. While studying at UNE, she worked as a Research Assistant in the Reading Comprehension and … read more→
August 17, 2015
Sarah Lazzeroni was the Administrative Manager/Research Associate to NCCF Co-Director Jeanne Brooks-Gunn from 2015 to 2020. She received her BA in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Oregon. She also earned two MS degrees from Portland State University, one in Criminology and Criminal Justice and another in Educational Leadership and Policy. Previously, she worked in student services at both the University of Oregon and Portland State. Her current research focuses on housing assistance programs, the effects of poverty … read more→
