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Research Collaboration is directed by Drs. Amy Gaumer Erickson and Pattie Noonan. They are supported by staff with expertise in professional development design, educational leadership,qualitative and quantitative data collection methods, marginalized populations, multi-tiered systems of supports, secondary school reform, college and career readiness, and programming. Additionally, our office collaborates with consultants across the country in order to expand our capacity and meet each project’s unique needs.



Pattie Noonan, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor

pnoonan@ku.edu


Amy Gaumer Erickson, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor

agaumer@ku.edu


Elise Heger, Ed.D.

Project Director

eheger@ku.edu


Whitney Hersh

Research Project Coordinator

wlhersh@ku.edu








The Social-Emotional Learning for All Project is supported by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.


Stacie Holt

Office of Special Education | Assistant Director| Effective Practices 

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Stacie.Holt@dese.mo.gov