About MDRC
Martinez is a technical research assistant in MDRC’s Family Well-Being and Children’s Development policy area. She conducts data preparation and assists in data organization efforts for the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) where she processes data from multiple data sources with the goal of understanding the long-term impacts of the four home visiting programs in the study: Early Head Start–Home Based Program Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Prior to joining MDRC in 2021, Martinez conducted data analysis and performed data collection within the field of botanical sciences. Martinez holds a degree in environmental biology from Barnard College.
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Charles Michalopoulos, Kristen Faucetta , Megan Millenky, Ximena Portilla, Marie-Andrée Somers, Livia MartinezA small body of research has found that families who participated in a home visiting program when their children were young may continue to benefit through their children’s adolescence. Therefore, a long-term follow-up study is being planned for families in the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation ( MIHOPE ). MIHOPE is examining how home visiting programs...
Virginia Knox, Charles Michalopoulos, JoAnn Hsueh, Desiree Principe Alderson, Dina A. R. Israel, Erika Lundquist, Electra Small, Carolyn Hill, Rebecca Behrmann, Ximena Portilla, Anne Warren, Samantha Xia, Kelly Saunders, Ilana Blum, Mallory Undestad, Emily Davies, Cullen MacDowell, Marissa Strassberger, Sharon Rowser, Livia Martinez, Helen LeeHome visiting programs operate around the country to prevent child maltreatment, improve maternal and child health outcomes, and increase school readiness. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 authorized the creation of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting ( MIECHV ) program, expanding federal funding of home visiting programs....