Matthew Stagner, Ph.D.

Matthew Stagner is the Executive Director of the Chapin Hall Center for Children and a senior lecturer at the Harris School.

Matthew W. Stagner is the executive director of the Chapin Hall Center for Children and a senior lecturer in the Harris School. Prior to joining Chapin Hall, Stagner directed the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. He also served as director of the Division of Children and Youth Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Stagner is an expert on youth risk behaviors, child welfare services, and program evaluation. He is currently conducting research with Mark Courtney on the effectiveness of programs for children aging out of foster care. Stagner holds a Ph.D. from the Harris School and an M.P.P. from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.