Melissa Kay Diliberti

Biographic Data

ID6366415
NAMEMelissa Kay Diliberti
GIVEN NAMESMelissa Kay
FAMILY NAMEDiliberti
SIGNATUREDILIBERTI M K
AFFILIATIONSRAND Corporation
ORCID0009-0002-6035-3097
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR3
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Cell Phone Bans in a National Sample of US Public School Principals

    Open AccessJonathan Cantor, Ryan K McBain et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2025

    This cross-sectional study reports the national prevalence of public-school cell phone bans and how they vary by school characteristics

  • Combined Schools as a (Non) Protective Factor During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessMelissa Kay Diliberti, Jonathan D Schweig et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Early Adolescence2025References: 6

    Combined schools spanning the elementary and middle grades (like K–8 schools) can protect students from harms associated with structural transitions by offering a stable school environment at a time when youth are undergoing many physical, psychological, and social changes. Using math and reading MAP Growth assessment scores from 20,000 students in parallel prepandemic and pandemic event studies, we investigate the extent to which the protective …

  • Research, interrupted

    Open AccessSusan Bush-Mecenas, Jonathan Schweig et al.ARTICLEEducation Policy Analysis Archives2024

    The COVID-19 pandemic caused tremendous upheaval in schooling. In addition to devasting effects on students, these disruptions had consequences for researchers conducting studies on education programs and policies. Given the likelihood of future large-scale disruptions, it is important for researchers to plan resilient studies and think critically about adaptations when such turbulence arises. In this article, we utilize qualitative analysis of i…