Education:
Ph.D. Sociology University of Illinois at Chicago Anticipated: May 2016
Dissertation Title: “Sociodemographic Disparities in Market Change and Programmatic Mission Under
Preschool for All: A Case Study of Illinois”
Area Exam: Organizations and the Economy, High Pass
M.A. Sociology University of Illinois at Chicago 2011
Master’s Paper: “Multiple Institutional Logics in the Child Care Market”
B.A. Sociology, summa cum laude, Ohio University, Honors Tutorial College, Phi Beta Kappa 2008
Thesis: “Childcare Providers and the State: Exploring How State Intervention Impacts Home Providers in Rural Appalachia Ohio”
Ph.D. Sociology University of Illinois at Chicago Anticipated: May 2016
Dissertation Title: “Sociodemographic Disparities in Market Change and Programmatic Mission Under
Preschool for All: A Case Study of Illinois”
Area Exam: Organizations and the Economy, High Pass
M.A. Sociology University of Illinois at Chicago 2011
Master’s Paper: “Multiple Institutional Logics in the Child Care Market”
B.A. Sociology, summa cum laude, Ohio University, Honors Tutorial College, Phi Beta Kappa 2008
Thesis: “Childcare Providers and the State: Exploring How State Intervention Impacts Home Providers in Rural Appalachia Ohio”
Publications:
Colaner, A. (In Press) Education versus family: Institutional logics in the early childhood field. American Educational Research Journal – Social and Institutional Analysis.
Teale, W. H., Walski, M., Hoffman, E., Whittingham, C., Meehan, M., & Colaner, A. (2015). Early childhood literacy: Policy for the coming decade. Chicago: Research on Urban Policy Initiative & University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Literacy.
Gordon, R. A., Colaner, A. C., Usdansky, M. L., & Melgar, C. (2013). Beyond an “Either–Or” approach to home-and center-based child care: Comparing children and families who combine care types with those who use just one. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28(4), 918-935.
Gordon, R. A., Colaner, A., Lambouths III, D., & Krysan, M. (2014), Preschool policy forum #1: How do childcare centers and preschools weather funding disruptions? Retrieved from http://igpa.uillinois.edu/system/files/CAS2012-Preschool-Policy-Forum-1-web.pdf
Gordon, R.A., Colaner, A., Lambouths III, D., & Krysan, M. (2013), CAS 2012 Research brief #5: Curricular approaches among child care center directors in Chicago west and north side ZIP Codes. Retrieved from: http://igpa.uillinois.edu/system/files/CAS-2012-Research%20Brief-5-Curricula.pdf
Lambouths III, D., Gordon, R.A., Colaner, A., & Krysan, M. (2013), CAS Research Brief #4: Financial Distress Among Child Care Centers in Chicago West and North Side ZIP Codes. Retrieved from: http://igpa.uillinois.edu/system/files/CAS-2012-Research%20Brief-4-Financial-Distress.pdf
Gordon, R.A., Colaner, A., & Krysan, M. (2013), CAS Research brief #3: Program participation and policy perceptions among child care center directors in Chicago west and north side ZIP Codes. Retrieved from: http://igpa.uillinois.edu/cas/2012-chicago-area-study.
Gordon, R.A., Colaner, A., & Krysan, M. (2013), CAS Research brief #2: Basic description of center care in Chicago west and north side ZIP Codes. Retrieved from: http://igpa.uillinois.edu/cas/2012-chicago-area-study.
Gordon, R.A., Colaner, A., & Krysan, M. (2013), CAS Research brief #1: Study design. Retrieved from: http://igpa.uillinois.edu/cas/2012-chicago-area-study.
Colaner, A. (In Press) Education versus family: Institutional logics in the early childhood field. American Educational Research Journal – Social and Institutional Analysis.
Teale, W. H., Walski, M., Hoffman, E., Whittingham, C., Meehan, M., & Colaner, A. (2015). Early childhood literacy: Policy for the coming decade. Chicago: Research on Urban Policy Initiative & University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Literacy.
Gordon, R. A., Colaner, A. C., Usdansky, M. L., & Melgar, C. (2013). Beyond an “Either–Or” approach to home-and center-based child care: Comparing children and families who combine care types with those who use just one. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28(4), 918-935.
Gordon, R. A., Colaner, A., Lambouths III, D., & Krysan, M. (2014), Preschool policy forum #1: How do childcare centers and preschools weather funding disruptions? Retrieved from http://igpa.uillinois.edu/system/files/CAS2012-Preschool-Policy-Forum-1-web.pdf
Gordon, R.A., Colaner, A., Lambouths III, D., & Krysan, M. (2013), CAS 2012 Research brief #5: Curricular approaches among child care center directors in Chicago west and north side ZIP Codes. Retrieved from: http://igpa.uillinois.edu/system/files/CAS-2012-Research%20Brief-5-Curricula.pdf
Lambouths III, D., Gordon, R.A., Colaner, A., & Krysan, M. (2013), CAS Research Brief #4: Financial Distress Among Child Care Centers in Chicago West and North Side ZIP Codes. Retrieved from: http://igpa.uillinois.edu/system/files/CAS-2012-Research%20Brief-4-Financial-Distress.pdf
Gordon, R.A., Colaner, A., & Krysan, M. (2013), CAS Research brief #3: Program participation and policy perceptions among child care center directors in Chicago west and north side ZIP Codes. Retrieved from: http://igpa.uillinois.edu/cas/2012-chicago-area-study.
Gordon, R.A., Colaner, A., & Krysan, M. (2013), CAS Research brief #2: Basic description of center care in Chicago west and north side ZIP Codes. Retrieved from: http://igpa.uillinois.edu/cas/2012-chicago-area-study.
Gordon, R.A., Colaner, A., & Krysan, M. (2013), CAS Research brief #1: Study design. Retrieved from: http://igpa.uillinois.edu/cas/2012-chicago-area-study.
Manuscripts under Review and in Progress:
Colaner, A. Education versus family: Institutional logics in the early childhood field.
Gordon, R.A., Sosinsky, L., & Colaner, A. Social construction of quality. Unpublished Manuscript
Kaestner, R., Korenman, S., Gordon, R., & Colaner, A. Time unoccupied as a measure of child care quality: An exploratory analysis. Unpublished Manuscript.
Usdansky, M. L., Colaner, A. C. & Gordon, R. A. The Gender equality paradox: Predictors of mismatches between parents’ work-family preferences and their behavior. Unpublished Manuscript.
Colaner, A. Education versus family: Institutional logics in the early childhood field.
Gordon, R.A., Sosinsky, L., & Colaner, A. Social construction of quality. Unpublished Manuscript
Kaestner, R., Korenman, S., Gordon, R., & Colaner, A. Time unoccupied as a measure of child care quality: An exploratory analysis. Unpublished Manuscript.
Usdansky, M. L., Colaner, A. C. & Gordon, R. A. The Gender equality paradox: Predictors of mismatches between parents’ work-family preferences and their behavior. Unpublished Manuscript.
Selected Grants and Fellowships:
Child Care Research Scholars grant ($50,000), Administration for Children and Families 2013-2015
This grant funded my dissertation research, a mixed method study of Illinois preschools and Chicago area center directors.
Chancellor’s Graduate Research Fellowship ($8,000), University of Illinois at Chicago 2012-2013
This fellowship supported my dissertation research and was awarded based on the multidisciplinary nature of the project.
Public Interest Research Scholarship ($2500), Honors Tutorial College, Ohio University 2007-2008 This grant funded a project I created in partnership with a local homeless shelter in Athens, Ohio. I organized and compiled into SPSS nearly twenty years’ worth of data collected on residents of the homeless shelter and presented it to the organization for their use.
Dean’s Discretionary Fund ($1000), Honors Tutorial College, Ohio University 2005 This grant supported my work as a Research Assistant at Ohio University.
Awards and Honors:
Best Master’s Paper, David P. Street Prize, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago 2011
David P. Street Scholarship for Involvement, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago 2008
Fellow, The American Academy of Political and Social Science 2008
2nd Place, Student Research and Creativity Expo, Sociology Division, Ohio University 2008
Ohio Board of Regents Scholarship 2004-2008
University Scholar (full tuition), Ohio University 2004-2008
Service:
Student Editorial Board, Social Problems journal 2014
Department Representative, Graduate Student Council, University of Illinois at Chicago 2011-2013
President, Sociology Graduate Student Organization, University of Illinois at 2011
Steering Committee, Sociology Graduate Student Organization, University of Illinois at Chicago 2009-2011
Child Care Research Scholars grant ($50,000), Administration for Children and Families 2013-2015
This grant funded my dissertation research, a mixed method study of Illinois preschools and Chicago area center directors.
Chancellor’s Graduate Research Fellowship ($8,000), University of Illinois at Chicago 2012-2013
This fellowship supported my dissertation research and was awarded based on the multidisciplinary nature of the project.
Public Interest Research Scholarship ($2500), Honors Tutorial College, Ohio University 2007-2008 This grant funded a project I created in partnership with a local homeless shelter in Athens, Ohio. I organized and compiled into SPSS nearly twenty years’ worth of data collected on residents of the homeless shelter and presented it to the organization for their use.
Dean’s Discretionary Fund ($1000), Honors Tutorial College, Ohio University 2005 This grant supported my work as a Research Assistant at Ohio University.
Awards and Honors:
Best Master’s Paper, David P. Street Prize, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago 2011
David P. Street Scholarship for Involvement, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago 2008
Fellow, The American Academy of Political and Social Science 2008
2nd Place, Student Research and Creativity Expo, Sociology Division, Ohio University 2008
Ohio Board of Regents Scholarship 2004-2008
University Scholar (full tuition), Ohio University 2004-2008
Service:
Student Editorial Board, Social Problems journal 2014
Department Representative, Graduate Student Council, University of Illinois at Chicago 2011-2013
President, Sociology Graduate Student Organization, University of Illinois at 2011
Steering Committee, Sociology Graduate Student Organization, University of Illinois at Chicago 2009-2011
Work Experience
Data and Outcomes Manager 2013-Present
Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development
Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago and Institute of Government and Public Affairs, under direction of Rachel A. Gordon, Ph.D.
Research Project Coordinator 2011-2012
Chicago Area Study, University of Illinois at Chicago
Research Assistant Spring 2009
Chicago Area Study, University of Illinois at Chicago
Research Assisstant 2006
"Building a Sustainable Future for Appalachian Ohio: The Underground Railroad in Morgan County, Ohio” Appalachian Teaching Project, The Appalachian Regional Commission, Ohio University
Research Assistant and Undergraduate Research Scholar 2005-2008
The Rural Welfare Reform Project, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs (2006-2007), Ohio University, under direction of Ann Tickamyer, Ph.D. and Debra Henderson, Ph.D.
Public Opinion Laboratory Researcher 2005-2008
Scripps Survey Research Center, Ohio University
Data and Outcomes Manager 2013-Present
Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development
- Spearhead “Illinois Partnership for Children and Families: Connecting Research, Practice, and Policy”, including large events with local and national research experts and policymakers
- Coordinate with city and state agencies, including Chicago Public Schools, State Board of Education, and Department of Human Services to fill data requests and accomplish research projects
- Secure and analyze administrative data as needed for Executive Director
- Lead and/or manage state data systems projects related to early childhood, including the Illinois Longitudinal Data System and the Early Learning Council’s Early Learning Services Dashboard project
- Lead Interagency Project Team on Data and Outcomes
- Monitor several Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grant projects, including the QRIS validation study, Lead Learn Excel evaluation, and the Multi-State Tool Development project
- Represent the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development in the Data, Research, and Evaluation Committee of the Early Learning Council
- Illinois Team Member, Midwest Early Childhood Education Research Alliance
- Co-Chair, Data Committee of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Day Care Licensing Advisory Council
Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago and Institute of Government and Public Affairs, under direction of Rachel A. Gordon, Ph.D.
- Manage large and complex datasets
- Code and program in Stata
- Assist in design and implementation of research studies
- Prepare manuscripts for publication
Research Project Coordinator 2011-2012
Chicago Area Study, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Oversee team of PhD student researchers and data collectors
- Design in-person and phone survey instruments
- Manage IRB processes
- Data input and organization
Research Assistant Spring 2009
Chicago Area Study, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Design survey instruments and collect data with team
- Write research reports
Research Assisstant 2006
"Building a Sustainable Future for Appalachian Ohio: The Underground Railroad in Morgan County, Ohio” Appalachian Teaching Project, The Appalachian Regional Commission, Ohio University
- Identify project area
- Write reports
- Present project results to the Appalachian Regional Commission
Research Assistant and Undergraduate Research Scholar 2005-2008
The Rural Welfare Reform Project, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs (2006-2007), Ohio University, under direction of Ann Tickamyer, Ph.D. and Debra Henderson, Ph.D.
- Collect survey data from welfare recipients
- Organize, code, and input data in SPSS software
- Identify and execute additional project components
Public Opinion Laboratory Researcher 2005-2008
Scripps Survey Research Center, Ohio University
- Conduct telephone surveys
- Input survey data
Paper Presentations:
Colaner, Anna. Sociodemographic Differences in Directors’ Opinions About Preschool. Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society annual meeting (March, 2015, Kansas City, KS)
Colaner, Anna. Sociodemographic Disparities in Market Change and Programmatic Mission: A Case Study of Illinois. Presented at the Child Care Research Scholars grantee meeting (November 2014, Washington, D.C.)
Colaner, Anna. Predicting Directors' Preferences for Universal versus Targeted State Preschool Programs. Presented at the Head Start Research Conference (July 2014, Washington, D.C.)
Korenman, Sanders, Rachel Gordon, and Anna Colaner. (Name not included in program). Food Subsidies in Child Care Centers. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics meeting (April 2014, Alexandria, VA)
Colaner, Anna. Sociodemographic Disparities in Market Change and Programmatic Mission: A Case Study of Illinois. Presented at the Child Care Research Scholars grantee meeting (December 2013, Washington, D.C.)
Kaestner, Robert, Sanders Korenman, Rachel A. Gordon, and Anna C. Colaner. Time Unoccupied as a Measure of Child Care Quality: An Exploratory Analysis. Presented at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference, Poster Symposium (November 2012, Phoenix, AZ).
Colaner, Anna. Using Economic Sociology to Understand Child Care Choices. Presented at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference, Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop (November 2011, Orlando, FL).
Gordon, Rachel, Anna Colaner, Margaret Usdansky, Claudia Melgar. Configurations of Multiple Child Care Arrangements Among Preschoolers. Presented at the National Council of Family Relations annual conference (November 2011, Orlando, FL).
Colaner, Anna. Multiple Institutional Logics in the Child Care Market. Presented at the American Sociological Association annual meeting, Organizations, Occupations, and Work roundtable (August 2011, Las Vegas, NV).
Usdansky, Margaret, Anna Colaner, and Rachel A. Gordon. Dividing or Sharing? Race, Class, and Parents’ Paid and Unpaid Labor. Presented at the Council on Contemporary Families 14th annual meeting, Poster Presentation. (April 2011, Chicago, IL).
Colaner, Anna. Competing Institutional Logics in the Organizational Field of Childcare Provisions. Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society and North Central Sociological Association joint annual meeting (March/April, 2010, Chicago, IL).
Colaner, Anna. Childcare Providers and the State: Exploring How State Intervention Impacts Home Providers in Rural Appalachia Ohio. Presented at the Social Justice in a Changing World conference, Roosevelt University (April, 2009, Chicago, IL).
Colaner, Anna. “Childcare Providers and the State: Exploring How State Intervention Impacts Home Providers in Rural Appalachia Ohio” Presented at the Student Research and Creativity Expo, Ohio University (May, 2008, Athens, OH)
Presenter and Group Member, Building a Sustainable Future for Appalachian Ohio: The Underground Railroad in Morgan County, Ohio. Presented to the Appalachian Regional Commission as part of the Appalachian Teaching Project (2006, Washington, D.C.).
Colaner, Anna. Sociodemographic Differences in Directors’ Opinions About Preschool. Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society annual meeting (March, 2015, Kansas City, KS)
Colaner, Anna. Sociodemographic Disparities in Market Change and Programmatic Mission: A Case Study of Illinois. Presented at the Child Care Research Scholars grantee meeting (November 2014, Washington, D.C.)
Colaner, Anna. Predicting Directors' Preferences for Universal versus Targeted State Preschool Programs. Presented at the Head Start Research Conference (July 2014, Washington, D.C.)
Korenman, Sanders, Rachel Gordon, and Anna Colaner. (Name not included in program). Food Subsidies in Child Care Centers. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics meeting (April 2014, Alexandria, VA)
Colaner, Anna. Sociodemographic Disparities in Market Change and Programmatic Mission: A Case Study of Illinois. Presented at the Child Care Research Scholars grantee meeting (December 2013, Washington, D.C.)
Kaestner, Robert, Sanders Korenman, Rachel A. Gordon, and Anna C. Colaner. Time Unoccupied as a Measure of Child Care Quality: An Exploratory Analysis. Presented at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference, Poster Symposium (November 2012, Phoenix, AZ).
Colaner, Anna. Using Economic Sociology to Understand Child Care Choices. Presented at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference, Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop (November 2011, Orlando, FL).
Gordon, Rachel, Anna Colaner, Margaret Usdansky, Claudia Melgar. Configurations of Multiple Child Care Arrangements Among Preschoolers. Presented at the National Council of Family Relations annual conference (November 2011, Orlando, FL).
Colaner, Anna. Multiple Institutional Logics in the Child Care Market. Presented at the American Sociological Association annual meeting, Organizations, Occupations, and Work roundtable (August 2011, Las Vegas, NV).
Usdansky, Margaret, Anna Colaner, and Rachel A. Gordon. Dividing or Sharing? Race, Class, and Parents’ Paid and Unpaid Labor. Presented at the Council on Contemporary Families 14th annual meeting, Poster Presentation. (April 2011, Chicago, IL).
Colaner, Anna. Competing Institutional Logics in the Organizational Field of Childcare Provisions. Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society and North Central Sociological Association joint annual meeting (March/April, 2010, Chicago, IL).
Colaner, Anna. Childcare Providers and the State: Exploring How State Intervention Impacts Home Providers in Rural Appalachia Ohio. Presented at the Social Justice in a Changing World conference, Roosevelt University (April, 2009, Chicago, IL).
Colaner, Anna. “Childcare Providers and the State: Exploring How State Intervention Impacts Home Providers in Rural Appalachia Ohio” Presented at the Student Research and Creativity Expo, Ohio University (May, 2008, Athens, OH)
Presenter and Group Member, Building a Sustainable Future for Appalachian Ohio: The Underground Railroad in Morgan County, Ohio. Presented to the Appalachian Regional Commission as part of the Appalachian Teaching Project (2006, Washington, D.C.).
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