Susan Scrivener
Susan Scrivener
Senior Associate
Postsecondary Education

Scrivener has over two decades of experience evaluating education and social programs for individuals with low incomes. She currently focuses on directing projects and doing research on how programs are implemented. She is leading the implementation research for the multisite Building Evidence on Employment Strategies (BEES) project. She served as MDRC’s lead implementation researcher in an evaluation of CUNY Start, a program at City University of New York (CUNY) community colleges that provides intensive instruction in reading, writing, and math for students with significant developmental needs. She also directed MDRC’s original evaluation of CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs, a comprehensive effort to help students graduate with associate’s degrees relatively quickly. Scrivener has authored more than 25 published reports and papers. She received a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Minnesota.

Products

Report
Working Paper

A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Developmental Education Reform at the City University of New York

Brief

Lessons from Two Decades of Research and Technical Assistance

Report

Early Findings from a CUNY Start Evaluation

Brief

A Preview of a CUNY Start Evaluation

Report

Three-Year Effects of CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) for Developmental Education Students

Brief

Two-Year Results from an Evaluation of Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) for Developmental Education Students

Report

Early Results from an Evaluation of Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) for Developmental Education Students

Report

Lessons from the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Project

Brief

A Synthesis of Findings from an Evaluation at Six Community Colleges

Report

Three-Year Effects of an Enhanced Student Services Program at Two Community Colleges

Report

Effects of a Community College Program for Probationary Students

Report

Two-Year Effects of a Freshmen Learning Community Program at Kingsborough Community College

Report

Early Results from the Opening Doors Demonstration in Ohio

Report

Early Results from the Opening Doors Demonstration in Ohio