Elizabeth Snyder-Fickler
Research Scientist, Senior
Liz Snyder-Fickler is trained as a research psychologist with a concentration in cognitive development. Her work focuses on conducting rigorous community-based research and evaluation. Centered on vulnerable children and families and the systems that serve them, her research broadly spans the areas of child welfare, early childhood and elementary education, and children's mental health. Research interests include design, implementation and analysis of interventions, and the use of actionable data to improve practice and policy within these human service settings. She has led several federally, state and locally funded evaluations, including:
Child Welfare
Children's Mental Health
Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Dr. Snyder-Fickler has also served as a consultant for grantees of the Oak Foundation Learning Differences program within the areas of capacity building and evaluation. Her work on this project focused on providing technical assistance to grantees to enhance their infrastructure and ensure they have the data needed to perform a strong evaluation.
Child Welfare
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Evaluation of the Durham Integrated Domestic Violence Response System
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Evaluation of a comprehensive family assessment process to improve child welfare outcomes in Alamance County, N.C.
- The evaluation of a system of care infrastructure grant awarded by the Children's Bureau to the North Carolina Division of Social Services. Implemented within Alamance, Bladen, and Mecklenburg counties, the evaluation examined whether an interagency System of Care (SOC) could achieve positive outcomes for children and families involved with child protective services.
Children's Mental Health
- BECOMING, a SAMHSA-funded System of Care Child Mental Health Initiative serving transition-age youth (16-21) with mental health challenges in Durham, North Carolina.
Early Childhood and Elementary Education
- The evaluation of the East Durham Children’s Initiative
- Evaluation of the East Durham Learning Collaborative
- Impacts of the Book Babies Home Visiting Program on Early Literacy and School Readiness: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Durham and Winston-Salem, NC
Dr. Snyder-Fickler has also served as a consultant for grantees of the Oak Foundation Learning Differences program within the areas of capacity building and evaluation. Her work on this project focused on providing technical assistance to grantees to enhance their infrastructure and ensure they have the data needed to perform a strong evaluation.
Current Research Interests
- Program Evaluation
- Education
- Child Maltreatment
- Children's Mental Health
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Research Scientist, Senior, Center for Child and Family Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy
Contact Information
- 2024 W Main St, Rm C220, Durham, NC 27710
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liz.snyder@duke.edu
+1 919 668 3288
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Selected Publications
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