Natalie Hengstebeck, Phd Email & Phone Number

Over the last 10 years, I have dedicated myself to bridging the divide between research and policy to advance equity and well-being, especially among children and families. As we reimagine our society in a post-pandemic world, we have an incredible opportunity to design the types of innovative, equity-focused, human-centered, and evidence-based policies and programs that communities have long needed. Community engagement can elevate and empower the voices of people who have long been ignored in the policy design process. A quantitative social science PhD by training turned policy professional, I am committed to enhancing organizational capacity to build science and a scientific way of thinking into policy and practice; for example, developing systems to monitor and evaluate performance, generating evidence to fill knowledge gaps, and leveraging these insights to improve processes and policies to better serve the public. When thinking about organizational or policy change, I ask questions like: What works, and for whom? Who is or will be most affected by this change (or failure to change)? How have we engaged with these populations and how can we do a better job empowering them in our processes? What barriers do they face and how can we address them? How can we (re)design systems to center the people who will be most impacted? Off the clock, you'll find me building blanket forts with my nephews, hosting backyard fires, and exploring local museums.

Listed skills include Research, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Microsoft Office, and 28 others.