Julius Anastasio

Experience

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  Ithaca City School District

  Jan 2006 - Jun 2008

  Planned, delivered, and assessed alternative educational, developmental, and physical enrichment activities for underserved elementary school children with emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties. Assisted two non-profit elementary and middle school afterschool programs to deliver services to historically underserved communities. Collaborated with teams to implement goal-based evaluations and develop effective program supports. Implemented pre-kindergarten classroom progress monitoring strategies to enhance social-emotional learning and promote developmentally appropriate learning.

  • Teacher Assistant

    Aug 2007 - Jun 2008

  • Enrichment Program Leader

    Aug 2006 - Jun 2008

  • Developmental Assessment Specialist

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2007
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  Northeastern University

  Jul 2008 - Aug 2009

  Graduate Research Associate

  Through the Department of Applied Educational Psychology, responsible for administrating multiple research studies and implementing school-based educational, nutrition, and health interventions throughout Boston Public School District.• Developed and published two manuscripts, conducted multiple developmental workshops• Contributed to preparation and submission of successful $1.6M NIH grant for assessment tool validation

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  North Suffolk Mental Health

  Aug 2008 - May 2009

  Early Intervention Specialist

  Provided childhood developmental evaluations and early intervention services to under-served urban families. Implemented comparative evaluation of developmental assessment tools for the Department of Public Health, conducted assessment trainings, improved collaboration with Department of Children and Families to increase referral follow-up rates by over 50%.

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  Schepens Eye Research Institute - Mass. Eye and Ear

  Oct 2009 - Jul 2011

  Research Fellow

  Managed all stages of multi-site vision and cognitive screening intervention research: designed and standardized assessment protocols, scheduled and ran subjects, supervised and trained six colleagues, analyzed quantitative data, prepared and submitted results for publications and presentations.

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  NICHQ

  Sept 2011 - Aug 2016

  Responsible for all phases of mixed-method evaluations of national and state-level maternal and child health quality improvement initiatives and learning collaboratives: childhood obesity, breastfeeding, infant mortality, social determinants of health, SNAP, and early childhood socioemotional health.• Collaborated with leadership and stakeholders to remove barriers and achieve project outcomes• Communicated external findings to diverse audiences through reports, publications, and presentations• Contributed to preparation and submission of successful federal grant proposals ranging from $3-9M Show less

  • Evaluator

    Sept 2012 - Aug 2016

  • Project Manager II

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2012
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  Tufts University

  Sept 2016 - Jan 2022

  Doctoral Researcher

  Responsible for all aspects of experimental, longitudinal, and secondary data quantitative and qualitative developmental science and social policy research projects focused on the role of community, neighborhood, and housing contexts on children’s development.• Contributed to preparation and submission of successful MCHB and NSF grants• Developed and tested two innovative child developmental assessments• Trained and supervised graduate and undergraduate research assistants and volunteers• Negotiated federal and state administrative data linkages and consents for vulnerable populations Show less

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  Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development

  May 2019 - Oct 2019

  Data, Measurement, and Evaluation Consultant

  Responsible for developing and launching data infrastructure and evaluation measurement for statewide expansion of Supporting Neighborhood Opportunity in MA Program (SNO Mass) program. Created process implementation tools and provided technical assistance to local sites and stakeholders.

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  Mathematica

  Jan 2022 - now

  Human Services Researcher