Aaron Schroeder

Aaron Schroeder is a Research Associate Professor at the Biocomplexity Institute of the University of Virginia, specializing in Evidence-Based Policy-Making and Program Evaluation through Secure Liberation, Integration, and Analysis of Administrative Data. He possesses extensive expertise in information/data integration technologies, policy development, quantitative/qualitative evaluation methodologies, and data-driven public service enhancement.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Public Policy & Administration, Virginia Tech University
• M.P.A. in Public Administration, James Madison University
• B.A. in Psychology, University of Delaware

His research centers on integrating education, health, social service, and non-profit administrative data streams to conduct policy analyses for diverse populations including pre-K children, students, workforce trainees, and veterans. Key methodologies include Record Linkage/Entity Resolution, Privacy Law Implementation, Network Analysis, and Big Data applications within Policy Analytics frameworks, emphasizing practical solutions for cross-agency data challenges in public sector contexts.

Scientific Awards:

• (2013) Winner, Cross-Boundary Collaboration on IT Initiatives, Government Technology's annual Commonwealth of Virginia’s Innovative Technology Symposium (COVITS 2013). Awarded for the creation of the Virginia Longitudinal Data System (VLDS), a multi-agency data integration system for Virginia.
• (2010) Invited participant to the Virginia Governor's Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) on Cross-Agency Data Integration.
• (2009) Invited expert on methods of public-sector data integration and issues created by federal and state privacy laws for a workshop on Research Use of State Longitudinal Data Systems sponsored by the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
• (1999) Nominated by the Association of State Governments for Award in Innovation in State Government for the design, development, and deployment of Travel Shenandoah, a public-private partnership for Advanced Traveler Information Systems in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
• (1999) Appointed Member of the Congressional Commission on I-81 Truck Safety.

As Principal Investigator, Schroeder has secured over $10 million in research funding from federal agencies (NSF, HHS, DOE, DOT), Virginia state departments, foundations (Generations United, MET Life), and private sector partners. His major projects include the USED-funded Virginia Statewide Longitudinal Data System, USHHS-funded Project Child HANDS, and USDOT-funded Virginia 511 travel information system.

Based at the University of Virginia's Biocomplexity Institute, Schroeder leads interdisciplinary teams developing secure data integration frameworks for policy evaluation, with ongoing collaborations across education, health, veteran services, and transportation sectors to transform administrative data into actionable public service insights.