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Central Iowa Emergency Rental Assistance Study (CIERAS)
Project Management
Project Management is housed at The Mid-Iowa Health Foundation and provides technical assistance to the research team and non-profit partners, as well as interacts with the public interested in the study. Project Management is also responsible for implementing the Community Conversation Series.
Ashley Ezzio
Project Manager
Email: Ashley.Ezzio@upliftiowa.org
Before joining the UpLift team, Ezzio worked in both government and nonprofit roles. Most recently she managed the Iowa Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection program and coordinated the development and implementation of the Title V Community-Based Doula Project at the Iowa Department of Public Health. Ezzio has a bachelor’s degree in Child, Adult, and Family Services from Iowa State University and a master’s degree in public health from Des Moines University. Ezzio is excited to work on a project that addresses poverty at its core and ensures our communities have better access to everything they deserve.
Research Team
CIERAS research is being led by a team of economists and sociologists at Grinnell College:
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Logan Lee, Associate Professor (Economist)Department chair of Economics
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Andrea Hall, Assistant Professor (Economist)Offices, Departments, or Centers: Economics
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Tamara McGavock, Associate Professor (Economist)Offices, Departments, or Centers: Economics , Education Studies , Global Development Studies (GDS)
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Karla A. Erickson, Professor (Sociologist)Offices, Departments, or Centers: Sociology , American Studies
CIERAS Funders
Using a collective funding model, CIERAS is funded by a public/private/corporate collaborative.
Community Partners
UpLift is working in partnership with non-profit organizations throughout CIERA’s study area that includes Dallas, Polk, and Warren Counties.
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