Nikki Shearman, Ph.D.

Nikki Shearman is responsible for guiding the planning process to build out Reach Out and Read’s strategic road map, Next Chapter, and for taking the lead in implementing the plan around Reach Out and Read’s leadership role in shaping pediatric primary care to promote nurturing family-child relationships. She also coordinates the strategy for research and evaluation that demonstrates Reach Out and Read’s impact. Nikki brings a combined experience of research, operational strategy, and communications to this position, starting with 10 years’ experience in medical research in laboratories in the UK, Japan and Germany, and publication of her work in international journals. Subsequently, Shearman has worked within the management of a variety of non-profit organizations in the UK and the US. Shearman earned her Ph.D in cancer research from the University of Southampton, UK.