Director: Nadia L. Ward, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator: Barb Nangle, M.A.
PROJECT DIRECTOR
Nadia L. Ward, M.Ed., Ph.D. is the Director of Urban Education & Prevention Research at The Consultation Center and Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. Her extensive work in the area of academic achievement for African American and Latino youth has spanned 12 years and has included training and consultation to universities, public school systems and private organizations, curriculum development, program development, implementation, and evaluation. Dr. Ward has worked extensively with high-risk as well as high achieving urban youth and their families in a variety of capacities. She has designed and evaluated academic enrichment and competence enhancing substance abuse and violence prevention programs in school and community settings.
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Barb Nangle, M.A. is the Program Coordinator for The MAAX, as well as for Urban Education, Prevention and Policy Research at The Consultation Center. She has worked for the past 11 years on programs that support urban youth. Barb holds a master's degree in sociology from the University of Connecticut. She is dedicated to working toward dismantling of the structures of inequality in our society.
