Katherine Barghaus, Ph.D.

Katherine Barghaus, Ph.D.

Katherine Barghaus, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Penn Child Research Center and a researcher with the Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy Network at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Barghaus' research interests focus on advancing our understanding of and social responses to issues impacting young children and their families, applying psychometric science to support quality early childhood assessment, and building and using integrated data systems to impact positive social change. Dr. Barghaus earned her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education and a bachelor's degree in economics from the Pennsylvania State University.