Ashley N. Metzger (she/her), Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for Innovations for Youth (i4Y) at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Metzger studies the behavioral health of neurodivergent children and youth in schools and the processes of school transformation to promote wellbeing. As a Fellow, she works on the research and evaluation team for CalHOPE Student Support, an effort to build statewide infrastructure to promote thriving in California schools. Dr. Metzger recently received a William T. Grant Foundation Officers' Research Grant, to help understand educator’s use of research evidence to improve the lives of young people and transform schools.
