Sherika Allen (Hill), Consulting Research Scientist
Connect with Sherika to talk methodology or understand your data or if you want to design a better world for our children.
Sherika brings deep expertise as a Consulting Research Scientist, leveraging robust research methodologies to drive meaningful, systemic change in early childhood systems. Driven by a steadfast commitment to equity, Sherika centers her work on addressing the structural challenges that face children and families who have historically been most left out of public solutions—in both how programs are designed and how they are delivered.
Her approach combines rigorous methodological strengths with a persistent, solution-oriented drive to work through complex challenges until they are truly resolved. Never afraid to step into difficult conversations, Sherika navigates complex and sensitive topics with a kind, inviting, and psychologically safe approach. Her innate ability to create a warm environment allows stakeholders to move past barriers, fostering a spirit of co-created understanding and collaborative problem-solving to get things right for children and families.
She is a standard bearer of integrity and fidelity in data and research design, analysis, and interpretation.
Sherika spends her days wrestling with complex data or leading collaborative research efforts but heart belongs to her family. She has mad love for her two young adult children, who compel her daily to strive for a world that offers them security, validation, and connectedness.