Christina Cipriano
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Christina Cipriano

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Christina Cipriano, PhD, is an associate professor of applied developmental and educational psychology at the Yale Child Study Center in the Yale School of Medicine and Director of the Education Collaboratory at Yale University. An award-winning scholar and internationally regarded expert in the science of learning and development, Chris received her PhD from Boston College, her EdM from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and her undergraduate degree from Hofstra University. Dr. Cipriano has published over one hundred papers, commentaries, and reports, spanning top-tier journals such as Child Development and the Review of Educational Research as well as media outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, PBS, and Education Week. A prolific public scholar, educator, and speaker, Chris brings her positionality as a first-generation high school graduate and mother of four children to her science.   Dr. Cipriano’s leadership in the field of education has been recognized by the US Department of Education in addition to other federal work groups that are informing the future of education research, practice, and policy. Her rigorous and practical cross-sector communication of science is evidenced by her research being cited in multiple bipartisan pieces of legislation supporting investments in US students and educators, countless interviews, podcasts, talks, articles, and mentions in educational media over the past decade, and the honors including the Joseph A. Zins Award for Career Contributions to Action Research (2022), National Voice of Chang in Public Education Award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (2023), Research-to-Policy Collaboration Scholar Award from the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (2024), the Distinguished Contributions to Human Development Research from the American Educational Research Association (2025), and the Exceptional Achievement in Educational Measurement from the National Council on Measurement in Education (2025). Dr. Cipriano currently serve on the Advisory Board of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, Teachstone, the Possible Zone, Understood, and the Special Olympics Global Research Collaborative. Her new book. Be Unapologetically Impatient: The Mindset Required to Change the Way We Do Things (2025), is the latest must read for every educator, provider, parent, and person interested in improving the lives of children and families, right now.
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