Gina Arnone
Senior Research Associate
Pronouns: She/Her
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Applied Psychology and Human Development: University of Pennsylvania
- Ed.M. in Applied Psychology and Human Development: Harvard University
- B.A. in Psychology: Villanova University
About Gina Arnone
Dr. Gina Arnone is a Senior Research Associate with RFA. With an interdisciplinary background in human development, she brings extensive experience conducting research with diverse school communities in the U.S. and abroad. Her research has focused primarily on school and community partnerships and the school experiences of immigrant and refugee families, including ways in which educators can incorporate families’ linguistic and educational resources in school spaces. This work has informed her teaching of undergraduate and graduate courses in human development and research methods, as well as English to speakers of other languages.
Dr. Arnone’s projects include both local and national research. Currently, she is co-leading a study of a competency-based and culturally responsive learning model for immigrant and refugee students. Fugees Family, a nonprofit organization, developed the model, and its implementation in public middle and high schools as well as the associated evaluation are funded with an award from the Education Innovation and Research grant competition. Also, in partnership with Congreso de Latinos Unidos (Congreso) and two Philadelphia elementary schools, Dr. Arnone co-leads a study of Éxito K-3, Congreso’s literacy and family engagement initiative.