Shameeka M. Jelenewicz is a social science researcher with over 20 years of experience developing, implementing, and managing evaluation projects of various sizes in various content areas. To a large extent, her work focuses on adolescents and young adults in education, out-of-school time, STEM, and college and career readiness programs. Shameeka holds an MA in Applied Sociology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and a BA in Sociology from the University of Maryland, College Park.