About MDRC
Warner-Rousseau contributes to research, development, and implementation of behavioral science studies with MDRC’s Center for Applied Behavioral Science (CABS). Her focus on to social service and education programs includes helping coordinate data collection, site visits, and policy reports and papers. Her current projects are Improving Engagement in Elementary School Selection and Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency-Next Generation. Prior to joining MDRC in 2020, she worked as a case manager for an emergency domestic violence shelter in New York City. She graduated from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies.
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MDRC Publications
BriefFebruary, 2022As part of a research-practice partnership, the NYC Department of Education worked with MDRC to improve its outreach to families and its digital processes for middle school application during the pandemic. This brief describes what adaptations were made, how families reacted, and what lessons the experience offers for the future.
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Other Publications
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Projects
Metropolitan transit systems increasingly limit payment to electronic and prepaid fares on board their vehicles to increase the speed of boarding, provide more opportunities to collect ridership data to inform planning efforts, and allow for more opportunities to provide discounts to riders. However, riders with low incomes and other populations, such as people age 65...
Professionals and researchers in education acknowledge there are great disparities in the types of opportunities and quality of teaching that different schools offer to students—and that differences in how students experience transitions into kindergarten, middle school, and high school can magnify inequality over time. School application and enrollment are critical...
Jean Grossman, Dan Bloom, Barbara S. Goldman, John Hutchins, Jared Smith, Frieda Molina, Helen Lee, Virginia Knox, Clinton Key, Bret Barden, Jessica Kopsic, Rebecca Schwartz, Emily Marano, Ellie Warner-Rousseau, Rachael Metz, Sophia SutcliffeMany human services programs require that applicants complete a series of steps — from providing eligibility to arranging transportation and child care — in order to benefit from services. Program designers often assume that individuals carefully consider their options and make the best decisions for their personal circumstances. Over the past 30 years, however,...