Hilary A. (Abbie) Raikes, PhD
Professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion
Director, UNMC Center for Global Health and Development
Hilary A. (Abbie) Raikes, MPH, PhD, joined UNMC in 2016 and is a professor in the Department of Health Promotion of the College of Public Health. She also serves as director of the UNMC Center for Global Health and Development.
Dr. Raikes' focus is on early child development. In addition to her work at COPH, she has also held roles with UNESCSO and the Gates Foundation. Her work blends domestic and global projects, with a common thread of data and measurement within early childhood systems.
Education
- 2005, PhD, Developmental Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 1999, MPH, Columbia University, New York
- 1994, BA, Amherst College
Research Interests
- Early childhood development, especially in low- and middle-income countries and in high-risk populations in the United States.
- Quality of children’s learning environments, with emphasis on preschool programs.
- Measurement of child development and quality of learning environments.
- Use of data to build, implement and improve early childhood programs and policies.
Selected Publications
- Quality and inequality in pre-primary and home environment inputs to early childhood development in EgyptC Krafft, A Raikes, SN Towfighian, RS Mojgani Early Childhood Research Quarterly 68, 24-34
- Measuring program quality using sensors: Childcare professional's experience, perceptions, and needsDL Davis, D Dinkel, P Chaudhary, A Raikes Global Pediatrics 8, 100158
- Feasibility and acceptability of implementing the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) package for children 0-3 years across three countries.A Nizar Merchant, R Kaur, G McCray, V Cavallera, A Weber, M Gladstone
- Improving Measurement Efficiency of an Early Education Quality Monitoring Tool for Majority World CountriesM Dormal, A Raikes, DC McCoy
- Using Early Childhood Data and Measurement to Leverage Change: Are We Making Progress? A Raikes Journal of Research in Childhood Education 38 (sup1), S180-S190
Professional Affiliations
- Society for Research in Child Development