Kyle DeMeo Cook

Dr. Kyle DeMeo Cook is a clinical assistant professor in the early childhood programs at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She holds a primary appointment in the Teaching & Learning Department and a secondary appointment in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Department. Her research focuses on using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches to better understand early childhood policy topics, such as access to early education and childcare, the transition to kindergarten, and collaborations between early education and K–12. She has conducted research in nonprofit and academic settings and taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Dr. Cook has extensive experience working in partnership with state and local agencies, school districts, early education programs, and other leaders to design, conduct, and disseminate education research that is requested and relevant to policymakers and practitioners. She has been awarded multiple grants and contracts from the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation to study Early Head Start services, the transition from Head Start to kindergarten, and collaboration between Head Start programs and K–12. In addition to peer-reviewed journal articles, she produces reports, briefs, blogs, and other products that support engagement with policymakers and practitioners.

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