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Anna Saavedra
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  • Cheng K Fred Wen
  • Emily White
  • Jenny Wilkens
  • Joanne Yoong
  • Alexander Young
  • Codi Young
  • Barbara Yuen
  • Gema Zamarro
  • Anna Saavedra
  • Arie Kapteyn
  • Pawan Ahuja
  • Marco Angrisani
  • Alan Arredondo
  • Silvia Helena Barcellos
  • Andrew Becker
  • Daniel Benjamin
  • Daniel Bennett
  • Alexandria Braboy
  • Rebecca Braganca
  • Wandi Bruine de Bruin
  • Jeremy Burke
  • Leandro Carvalho
  • Sandy Chien
  • Amy Chitsazan
  • Jill Darling
  • Ashlesha Datar
  • Maribel Estrada
  • Brian Finch
  • Titus Galama
  • Yadira Garcia
  • Margaret Gatz
  • Sarah Goldstein
  • Andre Gray
  • Hunter Green
  • Tarush Gupta
  • Tania Gutsche
  • Haomiao Jin
  • Doerte U. Junghaenel
  • Shao Kanghong
  • Abhishek Karmakar
  • Miles Kimball
  • Sara King
  • Dave Knapp
  • Tarra Kohli
  • Jinkook Lee
  • Siah Lesher
  • Ying Liu
  • Jessica Lozano
  • Kraig Ludensky
  • Grace Mak
  • Soeren Mattke
  • Leah McConnell
  • Erik Meijer
  • Marilyn Mendez
  • Michael Moldoff
  • Bart Orriens
  • Marai Jimenez Ortiz
  • Francisco Perez-Arce
  • Drystan Phillips
  • Maria Jose Prados
  • Lila Rabinovich
  • Giacomo Rebellato
  • Sarah Ritz
  • Juan Saavedra
  • Anya Samek
  • Swaroop Samek
  • Shreemayi Samujjwala
  • Htay-Wah Saw
  • Simone Schaner
  • Stefan Schneider
  • Donna Spruijt-Metz
  • Arthur Stone
  • Natalie Theys
  • Kyla Thomas
  • Patrick Turley
  • Pam Tyler
  • Sarah Velasco
  • Tina Vuong
  • Diana Wang
  • Chelsea Watson
  • Bas Weerman
  • Cheng K Fred Wen
  • Emily White
  • Jenny Wilkens
  • Joanne Yoong
  • Alexander Young
  • Codi Young
  • Barbara Yuen
  • Gema Zamarro

Anna Saavedra

Behavioral Scientist
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213.219.3217
asaavedr@usc.edu
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Curriculum Vitae
Biographical Sketch
Anna R. Saavedra is a Research Scientist at the University of Southern California Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research. Her research focuses on inquiry-based approaches to teaching and learning (e.g. Action Civics, project-based learning). Currently and for the past six years, she has been Principal Investigator (PI) of a large-scale, mixed-methods, randomized controlled trial efficacy study of the implementation and impact of the "Knowledge in Action” (KIA) project-based learning approach to teaching Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. Government and AP Environmental Science, funded by the George Lucas Educational Foundation. She also currently leads a large national study of parents’ perceptions and reports on their children’s educational experiences during COVID-19 with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Science Foundation. Prior research included roles leading four studies on the effectiveness of International Baccalaureate and serving as co-PI on a large-scale mixed-methods personalized and mastery-based learning evaluation. She conducts virtually all of her research with economically-disadvantaged and minority students and their teachers. Journals including Economics of Education Review, Teachers College Record, Harvard Education Press and Compare have published her work. Prior to her research career, Dr. Saavedra managed educational programs and partnerships for an educational travel company and taught high school world history. Her education master’s and doctorate are from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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