Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Burkhardt, T., Huang, L. A., Herriott, A., Pacheco-Applegate, A., & Spielberger, J. (2023). Strengthening home visitor practice through an embedded model of infant and early childhood mental health consultation. Prevention Science, 24(1), 105–114.
Manuscripts Under Review
Pacheco-Applegate, A. L., Carreon, E. D., Henly, J. R., Thomas, W., Zarate, E., Spielberger, J., & Ybarra, M. (2026). Encontrando cuidado infantil: Childcare decision-making and search strategies among Latina mothers.
Book Chapters
Kakuyama-Villaber, R., Pacheco-Applegate, A., & Huang, L. (in press). Advancing a methodology to assess datasets for racial bias. In C. Daniel, G. Ramseyer Winter, & N. E. Walls (Eds.), Decolonizing Quantitative Methods: Anti-Oppressive Approaches to Social Work Research. Cambridge University Press.
Working Papers
Pacheco-Applegate, A. L. Supporting Provider Stability: Smart Start Workforce Grants and the ECE Market in Chicago. Job Market Paper.
Pacheco-Applegate, A.L & Lee, S. Understanding ECE Staff Turnover: Evidence on Organizational and Workforce Conditions from a National Survey. [Manuscript in preparation].
Research Reports & Policy Publications
Burkhardt, T., Huang, L. A., Kakuyama-Villaber, R., & Pacheco-Applegate, A. (2021). Racial Bias in Data Assessment Tool. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Spielberger, J., Burkhardt, T., Winje, C., Pacheco-Applegate, A., Gitlow, E., Carreon, E., Huang, L. A., Herriott, A., & Kakuyama-Villaber, R. (2021). Evaluation of the Illinois Model of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Pilot. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Spain, A. K., Pacheco-Applegate, A., Carreon, E., Wiegand, E. R., & Schlecht, C. (2021). Applying to Chicago’s public early learning programs: Parent experiences in Little Village. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Spielberger, J. S., Gallagher, A., Pacheco-Applegate, A., Carreon, E. D., Klein, J., Zanoni, W., Miller, N., & Farrell, A. F. (2019). Chicago, Ready to Learn: An analysis of the early care and education workforce. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Burkhardt, T., Dasgupta, D., Schlecht, C., Carreon, E., & Pacheco-Applegate, A. (2018). Chicago Young Parents Program Evaluation: Implementation Evaluation and Follow-Up Study. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Spielberger, J., Gouvêa, M., Winje, C., Burkhardt, T., Gitlow, E., & Pacheco-Applegate, A. (2018). Evaluation of the Fussy Baby Network Condensed Cross-Model Training: Final Report. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Rich, L., Mader, N., Pacheco-Applegate, A., & Winje, C. (2018). Elev8 Baltimore outcomes study. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.Rich, L., Mader, N., & Pacheco-Applegate, A. (2017, November).
Restorative justice programming and student behavioral and disciplinary outcomes. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.