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Erin Cannon
Erin Cannon, Ph.D is a Social Science Research Analyst in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE). Her work focuses on two-generation and whole family approaches to service delivery, measuring child and family well-being, and data-driven approaches to innovation in human services programs to better meet families’ needs. Dr. Cannon joined OPRE as a Society for Research in Child Development Policy Fellow in 2017. Prior to joining OPRE, she served a Research Faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she led studies on behavioral and neural correlates of infant social cognition and oversaw evaluations of early childhood education programs.