Biographical Sketch
Anne Day Leong
Ph.D. Student
Boston College
Education
MSW, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests
Measurement and evaluation; Early childhood; Head Start; Cross-cultural measurement; Community-based
participatory research
Dissertation Topic
The Experiences of Culturally Diverse Head Start Families
Organization Affiliations
The NGO Committee on the Status of Women; The National Head Start Association
Awards and Fellowships
Boston College Doctoral Fellowship; The University of Pennsylvania Center for Africana Studies Summer Institute
(2010-2011); Research Grant ($2000), Parent Involvement In Early Education
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Faculty (2014-present), Courses: Social Work 381: Research Methods I, Social Work 382: Research
Methods II, Salem State University, Salem, MA
Guest Lecturer (2014), Course: Social Work 747: Research Methods, Topic: Using SPSS for hypothesis testing and
inferential statistics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Teaching Assistant (2014), Course : Social Work 747: Research Methods, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Guest Lecturer (2014), Course Taught: Social Work 805: Policies and Issues in Child and Family Services, Topic:
Immigration Policies Impacting Children and Families, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Teaching Assistant (2010), Course Taught: The Modern Presidency and Race, The University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA
Facilitator (2015), Course Taught: Social Welfare Policy and Contemporary Social Policy Analysis, Boston
University, Boston, MA
Research Experience
Parent Involvement in Early Education (2012-2015), Principle Investigator: Anne Day Leong, Boston College,
Chestnut Hill, MA
Center on Adherence and Self-Determination (2011-2012), Principle Investigator: Mark Salzman and Petra
Kottseiper, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Cara’s Kit (2010-2011), Principle Investigator: Philippa Cambell, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Department of Psychology (2006-2007), Principle Investigator: Matthew Callahan, The Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA
Department of Psychology and Women’s Studies (2005), Principle Investigator: Leah Warner, The Pennsylvania
State University, University Park, PA
Department of Psychology (2005-2007), Principle Investigator Matthew Zawadski, The Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA
Publications
Day Leong, A. (2015) Assessing the Cross-Cultural Validity of a Measure of Parent Satisfaction Among Head Start
Caregivers. Journal of Family Strengths. 14 (1), 1-18