Bio
Aaron D. Schroeder, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Social & Decision Analytics Division, University of Virginia Biocomplexity Institute
Research Focus
Dr. Schroeder's overarching research focus is the enablement of Evidence-Based Policy-Making and Program Evaluation through the secure liberation, integration and analysis of administrative data.
A particular focus has been the integration of education, health, social service and non-profit administrative data streams to support policy analyses and program evaluations across pre-K services, child care, K-12 and adult education, state workforce training, and U.S. veteran services.
High-profile information integration projects in the Commonwealth of Virginia include the USED-funded Statewide Longitudinal Data System, the USHHS-funded Project Child HANDS, and the USDOT-funded design and evaluation of the U.S.'s first statewide travel information system, Virginia 511.
Education
Virginia Tech University
PhD, Public Policy & Administration · 2001
Areas: Organization Theory, Data Management, Privacy Law, Implementation · Dissertation: Building Implementation Networks
James Madison University
MPA, Public Administration · 1993
Areas: Geographic Information Systems, Administrative Law
University of Delaware
BA, Psychology · 1991
Areas: Brain & Behavior (incl. graduate-level Neuropsychology) · Minor: Political Science
Specializations
Policy & Evaluation
Methods of data collection · research design · quantitative & qualitative analysis · information policy · privacy law · policy/implementation network analysis
Information Management
Information integration · data management · big data · web-enabled public services
Technical Skills
Honors, Awards, Recognition
- Member, Arlington County Open Data Advisory Group2018-2019
- COVITS Winner — Cross-Boundary Collaboration on IT (VLDS)2013
- COVITS Finalist — Virginia Longitudinal Data System2012
- Invited, Virginia Governor's Early Childhood Advisory Council2010
- Invited, National Institute of Statistical Sciences Workshop2009
- Invited, National Press Club — intergenerational day care findings2008
- Invited speaker, Florida DOT ITS Conference2003
- Invited workshop lead, Univ. of LaVerne — IT implementation2000
- Invited, Virginia Transportation Conference1999-2000
- Nominee, ASG Award for Innovation in State Government (Travel Shenandoah)1999
- Appointed Member, Congressional Commission on I-81 Truck Safety1999
- Eno Transportation Fellow1997
- Invited Guest Editor, Administration & Society1997
- Member, iTHRIV (integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia) Scientific Advisory Board2021-2025
- Brookings Institute, Consulting Scholar, Roundtable for Equitable Data Pathways Data Governance Project2024
- Proposal Reviewer, NSF Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program2022
A.D.D.? No, Polymath!
Wikipedia
A person whose expertise spans a significant number of subject areas. From the Greek polymathēs (πολυμαθής), "having learned much."
Aaron D. Schroeder
A highly functioning person with A.D.D. who hangs around universities long enough to be awarded various degrees, ostensibly to entice the person to go away (unless, of course, they are good at bringing in grant money).