Georgia Hall, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
National Institute on Out-of-School Time
Dr. Hall has extensive experience as a researcher and evaluator of youth development and out-of-school time programs and practices. Dr. Hall recently completed serving as research scientist on the Massachusetts Afterschool Research Study, which was a statewide research study of 78 afterschool programs in Massachusetts. Dr. Hall's tasks involved measurement development, extensive field work, data collection, data analysis design, data set construction, data analysis, and reporting.
Other recent projects include evaluation of the Harvard After School Initiative's Learning Support Program and evaluation of the national Discovering Community Initiative for which she produced "Discovering Community: Activities for Afterschool Programs" which is currently being disseminated.
Dr. Hall is currently the Principal Investigator for the Boston Public School's Out-of-Harm's Way Initiative. She recently completed editing an issue of New Directions for Youth Development focusing on the transition of youth from adolescence to early adulthood.
Dr. Hall's previous work with the Boston Public Schools includes nine years working in the Boston school-to-work partnership as a manager at the Boston Private Industry Council. She received her Ph.D. in education from Boston College. She is also an enthusiastic youth basketball and softball coach.
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