Aida Pacheco-Applegate
Ph.D. Candidate | University of Chicago
Welcome to my website! I am a scholar of organizations, policy, and human services. My research examines how organizations, workers, and service systems respond to changes in policy and institutional environments, with particular attention to organizational adaptation, decision-making, workforce dynamics, and service delivery. I study these questions primarily in early care and education and related human service settings, drawing on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research. Feel free to explore my work and reach out if you are interested in learning more or collaborating.
Areas of Expertise & Research
Organizational adaptation and decision-making; organizational responses to policy and institutional change; organizations in social and human service sectors; child care policy, markets, and organizations; workforce and organizational dynamics; policy implementation and program evaluation; quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research; and data visualization.
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Social Work and Policy at the University of Chicago. My research examines how organizations adapt to policy and institutional change, with a focus on organizations in human and social service sectors. My work centers on early childhood education, child care policy, and the organizational and workforce dynamics that shape the delivery and sustainability of care. I use quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches to understand how policies shape organizations, workers, and the communities they serve.
Get in Touch
I value interdisciplinary collaboration and seek opportunities to bring together perspectives, methods, and expertise across fields. I welcome conversations about research collaborations, shared projects, and new ways to connect research with policy and practice.Please feel free to connect with me to explore potential collaborative projects.