Michael López, Ph.D.
Dr. Michael López is Executive Director of the National Center for Latino Child
& Family Research, which is dedicated to research on issues relevant to practices
and policies affecting the lives of Latino children and families. Previously, Dr. López directed the Child Outcomes Research and Evaluation team in the
Administration for Children and Families, where he managed a number of largescale
national, Head Start research studies, including the Head Start Family and
Child Experiences Survey; the Head Start Transition Evaluation; and the National
Head Start Impact Study, a nationally representative, randomized study examining
the impact of Head Start on children’s school readiness. Dr. López’s current
work is focused on applied policy research and programmatic activities on such
topics as early childhood care and education; language and literacy development;
bilingual education; early childhood prevention and intervention programs; and
young children’s mental health, with an emphasis on at-risk, low-income, and/or
culturally and linguistically diverse populations.