RAND Expert Biography
M. Rebecca Kilburn
Director, RAND Child Policy; Director, Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Expertise
Best practices in child and family programs, child care/preschool, demography of families and children
Recent Work
Early childhood interventions
Education
Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, University of Chicago; B.A. in economics, Kenyon College
Publications of Interest
Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise, Lynn Karoly et al., RAND Corporation, 2005
"Meeting Decision Makers' Needs for Evidence-Based Information on Child and Family Policy," Jill Cannon and M. Rebecca Kilburn, Journal of Policy and Management, Vol. 12, No. 4, Fall 2003
Background
Responsible for the Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities, which provides easy-to-understand information on what works to improve outcomes for children and their families. The Web site is located at www.promisingpractices.net.
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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