Stacy Ehrlich Loewe, Ph.D.

Principal Research Scientist

NORC at the University of Chicago

Stacy B. Ehrlich Loewe is a trained developmental psychologist with more than 15 years’ experience supporting improvements in early childhood education policy and practice through the use of high-quality research and data analytics. She takes a collaborative approach to her research, focusing on research-practice partnerships to ensure the work is directly relevant to practice and policy decisions. Loewe has substantive expertise in the areas of early attendance, the measurement of early education program/school climate, and kindergarten transitions.Relevant for today’s discussion, she as the Principal Investigator and Project Director for the OPRE-funded project Understanding Children’s Transitions from Head Start to Kindergarten (HS2K).