The Children's Equity Project Team
Meet the Children’s Equity Project team at Arizona State University, including experts in early childhood policy, education equity, Head Start, disability, mental health, language justice, and family engagement.
The Children’s Equity Project (CEP) at Arizona State University brings together researchers, policy experts, educators, and partners working to advance equity in early childhood education and learning systems. Our team has expertise across early childhood policy, Head Start, disability and inclusion, mental health, language justice, family engagement, educational equity, child development, and related areas of research and policy.
Meet the CEP researchers, faculty, staff, advisors, and partners behind our research, policy analysis, technical assistance, and resources for children, families, educators, and policymakers.
CEP Team
Shantel Meek, PhD (she/her)
Professor of Practice and Executive Director
The Children's Equity Project | Arizona State University
Shantel Meek is a professor of practice and the founding executive director of the Chi…
Janniqua Dawkins-Bruening, MBA (she/her)
Assistant Director of Operations
Children's Equity Project, Arizona State University
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Eric Martinez (he/him)
Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist
Children’s Equity Project, Arizona State University
Eric Martinez is the Senior Marketing & Communications Speci…
Rosemarie Allen, PhD (she/her)
Associate Research Professor & Senior Advisor
Children's Equity Project, Arizona State University
Dr. Rosemarie Allen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Metropo…
Tunette Powell, PhD (she/her)
Director of Parent & Family Partnerships & Research Assistant Professor
Children's Equity Project, Arizona State University
Dr. Tunette Powell is a powerful storyteller and educa…
Brittany Alexander, PhD (she/her)
Research Assistant Professor for Early Childhood
Children's Equity Project, Arizona State University
Dr. Brittany Alexander is an early childhood equity and policy researcher at the…
Xigrid Soto-Boykin, PhD (she/her)
Director of Language Justice & Learning Equity & Research Assistant Professor
Children's Equity Project, Arizona State University
Dr. Xigrid Soto-Boykin's passion for leverag…
Darielle Blevins, PhD (she/her)
Research Assistant Professor
Children's Equity Project, Arizona State University
Dr. Darielle Blevins' goal is to use an intersectional approach to elevate communities’ voices in resea…
Eric Bucher, EdD (he/him)
Research Assistant Professor
Children's Equity Project, Arizona State University
Eric Bucher, Ed.D., is a research assistant professor of early childhood policy at the CEP and speciali…
Afua Ameley-Quaye, M. Arch (she/her)
Graduate Research Assistant
Children's Equity Project, Arizona State University
Afua's work focuses on the interaction of children and the physical learning environment, and its e…
Mario Cardona J.D. (he/him)
Professor of Practice
Children's Equity Project, Arizona State University
Mario is an accomplished executive leader with nearly 20 years of high-level experience in law and policy. He has…
