Kallie is a former high school teacher and college counselor in Chicago. Kallie received her PhD in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago’s Crown School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice where she was an Institute of Education Sciences Predoctoral Fellow. Kallie’s research examines how policies and practices within human service organizations contribute to life course inequalities for structurally marginalized communities. Kallie’s areas of expertise include K-12 and higher education, and basic needs insecurity such as access to food, housing and mental health services. Kallie’s research has been featured in numerous media outlets including the New York Times, The Washington Post, and Forbes magazine. Kallie is the author of Decoding College: Stories, Strategies, and Struggles of First-Generation College Students, and the producer and host of the podcast Separate and Unequal: Education in America. Kallie is currently a Research Scientist Supervisor with the State of California’s Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission. Before joining the Commission, Kallie was a researcher at Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, and a Research assistant with the University of Chicago’s Consortium on School Research.
“They always see the bad things, but we never really highlight some of the amazing success
stories that we have and that we have done working with FSPs […] They have got amazing
success stories with clients. That to me [means] weʼre on the right path, that weʼre doing the right thing. Thereʼs no such thing as a perfect system. Thereʼs always room for improvement. And we have to work collaboratively with other departments [to get there].”
– FSP Programs Director
Read the Executive Summary to the Commission’s report to the California State Legislature on the state of Full Service Partnerships here.
IN THE MEDIA
The Mortarboard, October 19th, 2021
Is Your Campus Student Ready? Helping Students Navigate a Life, not Just a Classroom
Washington Post, August 14th, 2020
Decline of SAT and ACT sparks dubious fears of high school grade inflation
Inside Higher Education, February 10th, 2020
Grades Predict College Success Better Than ACT Scores
Forbes, January 29th, 2020
It’s GPAs Not Standardized Tests That Predict College Success
The New York Times, December 10th, 2019
University of California Is Sued Over Use of SAT and ACT in Admissions
Diverse Education, January 28th, 2020
Study Finds GPA Stronger Than ACT in Predicting College Success
UChicago News, February 5th, 2020
Test scores don’t stack up to GPAs in predicting college success
Separate and Unequal: Education in America podcast
Episode 1: No Place Like Home. Guest: Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, Professor of Higher Education Policy and Sociology at Temple University. Airdate June, 2018
Episode 1: Roundtable discussion. Guests: Bridgette Davis, Darnell Leatherwood. Airdate: June, 2018.
Episode 2: Vanishing Children. Guests: Dr. Desmond Patton Associate Professor at The Columbia School of Social Work, Principal of Tilden High School Maurice Swinney, and Andre Johnson, M.S.W. Airdate: June, 2018.
Episode 2: Roundtable discussion. Guests: Shango Johnson, Liam Bird. Airdate: July, 2018.
Episode 3: Gloria’s Dilemma. Guests: Dr. Emily Ruehs, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Elmhurst College, and Dr. Daysi Diaz-Strong, Assistant Professor of Social Work at Aurora University. Airdate: July, 2018.