Dr. Handrea Logis supports all aspects of NIET's research activities, such as monitoring data collection efforts for the SEED grants, performing quantitative analysis to evaluate the impact of NIET's initiatives, as well as providing data and research support for various projects.

Prior to joining NIET, Handrea worked as a graduate research assistant at the University of Illinois as part of the Classroom Peer Ecologies Project, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences. Her research focused on children's friendship selection, peer pressure, bullying and the teacher's role in children's peer relations.

Handrea received a Bachelor of Science in psychology and a Ph.D. in educational psychology with a concentration in child development and quantitative methods from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.