Cleo Jacobs Johnson oversees Mathematica’s internal and external engagement, partnership, and program efforts focused on workplace experience.
Jacobs Johnson began her career at Mathematica as a survey researcher and now leads qualitative studies for several foundation partners. Her research portfolio includes studies of informal childcare for the Packard, W.K. Kellogg, and William Penn foundations and a study for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation focused on children from military families who take on the role of caregivers.
Jacobs Johnson holds a Ph.D. in applied psychology and human development from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. in psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a B.S. in human development and family studies from Cornell University.
As spouses of military members, Mathematica researchers Amy Gehrke, Steven Malick, and Cleo Jacobs Johnson share personal insights from working on a groundbreaking report highlighting the unmet needs of Hidden Helpers—children who live with and help care for wounded, injured, or ill service members or veterans.
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