Lauren Supplee
Lauren leads the Foundation’s initiatives on improving the use of research evidence and its Institutional Challenge Grants program. She is a key member of the Foundation’s program team where she participates in setting program directions, developing and implementing new initiatives, and reviewing grants. Previously, Lauren was the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Senior Scholar in early childhood research at Child Trends, a nonpartisan research center focused on children and their families. Her research focuses on evidence-based policy, early childhood home visiting and other parenting programs, prevention science, and implementation research. Prior to joining Child Trends, she worked for 10 years in the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation at the federal Administration for Children and Families, including four years as the director of the Division of Family Strengthening. She serves on the Boards of Society for Prevention Research and DC’s Family and Youth Initiative, as well as on the National Evaluation Advisory Board of Project Evident. She received her Ph.D. in educational psychology with a specialization in family-focused early intervention services from Indiana University.