Mahnaz R. Charania
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- School: Georgia State University
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- Department: Psychology
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Location:
33 Gilmer Street SE
Atlanta, GA - 30303 - Dates at Georgia State University: May 2013 - January 2014
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Biography
Georgia State University - Psychology
Empowering students through authentic learning experiences to become agents of social change
Education Management
Mahnaz R.
Charania, PhD
Greater Atlanta Area
• Results-focused social sector practitioner and evaluator of innovative, interdisciplinary learning environments with proven track record of strategically bridging the gap between research and practice to design authentic, relevant, and meaningful student learning experiences
• Research Psychologist with recognized expertise in leveraging the science of learning to inform the design of classroom curriculum and pedagogy
• Recognized leader in connecting the classroom with communities and leveraging impact evaluations to implement service- and place-based learning for students in K-12
Specialties: Strategy development and execution, program evaluation, data analytics, partnership development, curriculum design, experiential learning, education technology
Experience
Fulton County Schools
Director - Research and Program Evaluation
Mahnaz worked at Fulton County Schools as a Director - Research and Program Evaluation
Fulton County Schools
Director - Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation
Mahnaz worked at Fulton County Schools as a Director - Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation
Rozhar Education Collaborative
Research Consultant
Partnering with K-12 organizations to ensure that evidence-informed student-centered practices are accessible to K-12 leaders, parents, and student alike. Services include program evaluation design, survey development, and data analytics.
Pahara Institute
Pahara Aspen Fellow
The Pahara Institute develops and facilitates programs which strengthen and sustain diverse, high-potential leaders pushing for new solutions, policies, and practices that create equitable and high quality educational opportunities for all children – especially those from low-income and underserved communities.
The Pahara-Aspen Fellowship selects cohorts of 20-24 exceptional men and women who undertake a program of four advanced leadership seminars with thought-provoking readings and discussions about leadership, diversity, and important issues in public education and social change.
Georgia State University
Visiting Lecturer
Course Instructor for:
Advanced Research Design and Methods; Advanced Statistics
The Westminster Schools
Director, Glenn Institute for Service Learning and Philanthropy
• Work includes partnership development, strategy and program design, and development of integrated curriculums to impact student academic, civic, and social emotional outcomes.
• Program focus areas include community service, service- and place-based learning, and philanthropy education
Digital Promise
Provide strategic direction for the Digital Promise research initiative, and valuable on-the-ground intelligence for it's development; support work around research communication, program/product evaluations and building of research capacity and use of evidence-based decision making about school leaders as well as program/product developers.
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelors of Science
Psychology
University of Texas at Arlington
PhD
Experimental Social Psychology
PSYC 3510
Introduction to Research Design & Analysis
PSYC3510 DescriptionPSYC3510
PSYCH3510
RM3510
2.8(4)
PSYC 1101
Introduction to General Psychology
PSYC1101 Description3.5(1)