Eleanor Fisk, Ph.D.

Eleanor Fisk has nearly 10 years of experience in early childhood research, policy, and practice. Her areas of expertise include early childhood development, early care and education programs, and the role of policies in supporting families experiencing economic hardship. She conducts community-engaged evaluations, applied research, and longitudinal secondary data analyses.

Currently, Fisk leads quantitative data analyses for two projects: National Community Action Partnership Whole Family Approach Community of Practice Evaluation and Examining Drivers of Early Head Start Provider Well-Being and Associations With Job Performance. She also supports several home visiting projects, including the Institute for Home Visiting Workforce Development and Jackie Walorski Center for Evidence-Based Case Management, Supporting and Strengthening the Home Visiting Workforce, and Parents as Teachers MIHOPE Check-In.

Fisk previously completed a Society for Research in Child Development State Policy Pre-doctoral Fellowship in the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood and worked as a preschool teacher in a community-based childcare program. She received her Ph.D. in human development and family sciences from the University of Connecticut, where her dissertation examined the types of services available to families who enroll in Early Head Start prenatally.