Maria Katradis, Ph.D., is an education and public health researcher with expertise in youth development, adult learning, international education, and quality improvement.
Maria is a training and technical assistance specialist for Children Safety Network and is a co-manager of the Child Safety Learning Collaborative. She is the content specialist for suicide and self-harm prevention and poisoning prevention. She manages and analyzes data, provides training and technical assistance, and presents on topics such as quality improvement and evidence-based and evidence informed strategies for child and adolescent injury and violence prevention. She utilizes both qualitative and quantitative research methods to help states develop a clearer picture of where they are in their quality improvement process.
Maria is fluent in Modern Greek and English, and is proficient in Turkish.
She holds a PhD in education from George Mason University, an MA in international education from New York University, and a BA in Hellenic Studies and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies from New York University.