Meril Antony

Meril Antony is a Senior Research Analyst at the UChicago Consortium on School Research, where she conducts mixed-methods research on how schools can improve student experiences, attendance, and learning. Her current research examines school-level strategies for addressing chronic absenteeism and strengthening school connectedness, as well as how professional learning can build adult capacity to improve attendance and learning.

Previously, Meril worked at the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies at Rutgers University-Newark, where she contributed to Freshman On-Track research as part of a research-practice partnership with Newark Public Schools.