Principal Researcher

The Principal Researcher serves as the Project Director for the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation's U.S. Department of Education grant, overseeing the scale and rigorous evaluation of the Nebraska Growing Readers Plus program. This role involves managing a multi-year portfolio of contracts, budgets, and tasks while ensuring compliance with federal grant requirements and supporting a three-arm randomized controlled trial. The position provides leadership to internal staff and collaborates with external partners to co-design and implement evidence-based literacy initiatives.