Heidi Piatek is a Research Associate at RMC, providing technical assistance and evaluation to the Region 7 Comprehensive Center. She formerly served the National Association for the Education of Young Children, assessing early childhood programs throughout the country for over 10 years. Previously, she served on the Wisconsin Reading Acquisition Program in the Department of Speech Language Pathology at Marquette University, […]
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Jessica Sidler Folsom
Dr. Jessica Sidler Folsom, Ph.D., Research Associate, is an education researcher and former special education classroom teacher and instructional coach. Her pedagogical approach is informed by culturally responsive teaching practices, and she is trained in coaching for equity. Dr. Folsom is an experienced research methodologist with a focus on quantitative and mixed methodologies and has previously worked at the Florida […]
Samuel Glickman
Sam Glickman is a Research Associate at RMC, providing technical assistance to the Region 7 Comprehensive Center. He formerly served the Florida Department of Education, leading programs for the Bureau of School Improvement and the Educator Preparation Unit. He also worked as secondary English Language Arts (ELA) subject matter expert for the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University, designing […]
Diana Sharp
Diana Sharp is a Senior Research Associate at RMC Research Corporation. She supports the Region 7 Comprehensive Center’s work with Florida in PreK–3 literacy, and she also works with the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southeast. She served for three years as RMC’s REL Southeast Project Director, and she currently manages the REL’s work with Florida Virtual School, focusing on effective […]
Steven J. Dick
Steven Dick, Ph.D., is a Research Associate with RMC Research, specializing in survey design, research methods, and evaluation of education programs. He is an experienced research manager, data scientist, and surveyor in social services and education initiatives. Dick formally provided customized research for commercial and community clientele using public/private data, survey research, demography, external evaluation, and media metrics. In addition, […]