Jorge Cuartas

Research Focus

I have developed a research plan for the next five years, culminating in the submission of my tenure dossier in 2030. On climate change, I will conduct cross-national quasi-experimental studies linking satellite data on climate hazards (e.g., excessive heat) with geocoded household surveys (e.g., UNICEF’s MICS, Young Lives) to assess the impacts, mechanisms (e.g., parenting, early childhood education attendance), and variation in climate change effects on early childhood learning and development. I will also perform systematic reviews on climate change and early learning outcomes, analyzing how these effects vary based on individual and contextual factors. I aim to secure funding for a longitudinal study on learning and development in climate hazard settings, ideally in collaboration with the Jacobs’ Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE). In the area of violence prevention, I will continue to develop my parenting program, Apapacho, with plans for a randomized controlled trial to assess its impact on early learning environments and child development, utilizing LEVANTE’s data collection tools.