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Allison Dymnicki, PhD

Principal Associate
Abt Global, United States

Allison Dymnicki, Ph.D., has 19 years of experience in designing, directing, and conducting research, evaluation, and technical assistance projects aimed at promoting youth development, behavioral health, and wellbeing. She is deeply committed to promoting positive outcomes for all youth, particularly populations who have been historically underserved or are under-resourced. I have partnered with federal agencies including National Institute of Justice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and the Department of Education, as well as foundations, state and local educational agencies, and non-profit organizations.

Currently, I'm leading two federal projects focused on promoting equity and addressing inequalities in our education, healthcare, and human service systems. The first is an evaluation techical assistance center for the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) focused on promoting racial equity in local communities who are preventing, responding to, and treating opioid and other substance misuse. The second project is an mixed-methods evaluation for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designed to understand systems drivers, systems change, and how to promote health equity in early childhood systems work.

I am also leading three projects, in partnership with SeriousFun Children’s Network and American Camp Association, dedicated to monitoring diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and promoting character in camp as part of ACA's Character in Camp Initiative. My passion for camp began when I was a camp counselor over 25 years ago.

I come to Abt after spending 12 years at American Institutes for Research, where I worked on more than 20 evaluation, and technical assistance projects. Prior to that, I spent five years at the Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning where I co-authored a meta-analysis about the impacts of social-emotional-learning that has been cited in over 10,000 articles.

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