Current Project Coordinators
Meghan Reichel, B.S.
Meghan grew up outside Richmond, VA, and returned to the city after studying psychology, education, and astronomy at the University of Virginia. Her professional interests include the implementation of evidence-informed practices in school settings and developing the relationship between research and the population it serves by making findings accessible and practically applicable to the community. She has been working with BEST in CLASS since 2019, now serving as Senior Project Coordinator.
Grace Li, B.S.
Grace grew up outside Richmond, VA, and graduated from The College of William & Mary in 2022 with a B.S. in Psychology and Linguistics. Their research interests involve implementation of evidence-informed practices to support individuals with social and emotional needs. Grace joined the lab in the Fall of 2022 as part of an IES distillation meta-analysis project, CEDARS.
Robert Cross, B.A.
Robert grew up in Suffolk, VA, and graduated from the University of Virginia in 2021 with a B.A. in psychology. His research interests include understanding the inner workings of implementing evidence-informed practices across various settings, focusing on early intervention, self-regulation, and how these factors may impact youth with developmental disabilities. He joined the lab in the fall of 2022, currently working on the PRISM and CEDARS.
Joy Washington, Ph.D.
Joy grew up outside of Richmond, in King William County. She completed her undergraduate and graduate work at VCU, earning her Bachelor of Science in General Science, Masters of Teaching in Elementary Education and an endorsement in K-12 School Library Media, and most recently completing her Doctorate in VCU’s School of Education. Her research interests involve equitable outcomes in education for traditionally marginalized populations. She served as a coach with BEST In CLASS for two years, and now moves into the role of Project Coordinator for SEISMIC.
Isabel Li, B.S.
Isabel grew up outside of Richmond, VA and graduated from the College of William & Mary with a B.S. in Psychology in 2024. Her research interests involve the implementation of evidence-based interventions that improve outcomes in children facing behavioral challenges. Isabel joined the lab in the Fall of 2024 as a part of the PRISM project.
