Georgia Hall, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist
National Institute on Out-of-School Time
Wellesley Centers for Women

Georgia Hall is a Senior Research Scientist at the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) at the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College. Hall most recently served as Principal Investigator on a national study of physical activity and healthy eating practices in out-of-school time programs funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Hall is currently the Principal Investigator for After School Gets Moving. This is a randomized control trial study of the impacts of a professional development resource for out-of-school time program staff on children’s pedometer step counts in a national sample of out-of-school time programs. Hall is also serving as Principal Investigator for Fit Kidz Get Up & Go, a before school physical activity program. Hall is serving as Principal Investigator with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on OST in Outer Space. This multi-year initiative provides science resources and training adapted for the unique needs of out-of-school time programs and professionals. Hall is the Managing Editor of Afterschool Matters, a journal for out-of-school time practitioners, researchers, and other related professionals. She is an enthusiastic youth soccer, basketball, and softball coach in her local community.

Hall earned her B.A.  in 1982 from Duke University and her M.A. from Clark University. She holds a Ph.D. from Boston College.