Joanna Meyer

Joanna Meyer serves as Assistant Director of Child Wellbeing and Education Research and Co-Director of the Partnership for Early Education Research (PEER) at Yale School of Medicine's Consultation Center. Her work bridges research and practice to improve education systems, focusing on equity, early childhood development, and social-emotional learning.

Education:

• MAT in Secondary Science Education, University of Maine (2004)
• B.A. in Environmental Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College (2002)

Research Interests:

• Develops evidence-based strategies for equitable education policies
• Explores implementation science in K-12 settings
• Pioneers collaboration frameworks between researchers and educators
• Evaluates programs supporting multilingual learners and family engagement

Recent Work: Recent publications examine pandemic-era education shifts, SEL implementation challenges, and the politics of research-practice partnerships. Her 2024 PNAS study analyzed in-person/remote learning impacts across school districts.

Labs/Teams: Leads PEER initiative and collaborates with YaleEval and Strambler Lab, fostering interdisciplinary education research networks.