Stacy Gleason

Overview

Stacy Gleason is an Associate Vice President for Education and Social Policy with more than 20 years of experience leading research, evaluation, and technical assistance for federal and state agencies, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. Her work focuses on the design and application of rigorous quantitative and mixed‑methods approaches to support evidence‑based policy and program improvement.

Gleason has deep subject-matter expertise in federal food and nutrition assistance programs, nutrition education, and obesity prevention initiatives serving low-income populations. She directs mixed-methods evaluations and studies that apply advanced analytic methods to administrative, survey, price, and nutrient data to examine program implementation, participant behaviors and outcomes, and food pricing and environments. Her work emphasizes methodological rigor, data integration, and the translation of complex findings into actionable insights, using approaches and tools applicable across a wide range of social policy and human services contexts.

Education

• MPH, Epidemiology, University of Washington
• BS, Biology, Boston College