Geoffrey A. Nagle

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Geoffrey A. Nagle
7th President and Chief Executive Officer of Erikson Institute
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2014
Preceded by	Samuel J. Meisels
Personal details
Born	May 29, 1965 New York City
Residence	Evanston, Illinois
Alma mater	Duke University (BA arts political science) and Tulane University (master of social work and master of public health), Tulane (doctorate, mental health policy research)

Geoffrey A. Nagle is an expert on early childhood assessment and child development, as well as the incumbent president and CEO of Erikson Institute, a leading graduate school in child development in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Previously, he was the founding director of Tulane University’s Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (2001-2013) [1] and associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Tulane University School of Medicine (2008-2013). He is a licensed clinical social worker and serves on the faculty of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Early Learning Fellows Program.

Nagle is a leader in several areas of child development, as well as a leading voice on the impact of trauma and violence on young children and how public policy can improve lives for families with young children.

Early years and education

Born in New York City and raised in Westport, Connecticut, Dr. Nagle earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Duke University (1987) and both a Master of Social Work and Master of Public Health from Tulane University (1997). He received his doctorate in mental health policy research from Tulane in 2002.

Professional Positions

Tulane University

From May 1997-2000, Nagle worked at the Louisiana Office of Public Health where he managed the implementation of the David Olds model of nurse home visiting, later renamed the Nurse Family Partnership.

In 2001, he joined Tulane as an assistant professor of psychiatry and neurology and founded the Tulane Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. Nagle worked closely with Louisiana government leaders to strengthen the state’s early childhood system and expand high-quality early care and education, resulting in the implementation of Quality Start in 2007, Louisiana’s child care quality rating and improvement system, and, in 2008, the School Readiness Tax Credits program. Since its implementation, the School Readiness Tax Credits program has resulted tax credits in excess of $100 million in support of quality child care for Louisiana residents.

In 2012, Nagle led the creation of the Early Childhood Risk and Reach in Louisiana report. The report, co-sponsored by Tulane University and Louisiana State University, was designed as a tool for early childhood stakeholders, governmental and nongovernmental, to better inform policy and funding decisions that impact the distribution of critical resources. In 2016, the tax credit program was replicated in Nebraska, where Dr. Nagle testified in front of the state legislature in support of the program.

From 2003-2013, Nagle served as the Louisiana state director of BrightStart, Louisiana’s Early Childhood Advisory Council

Erikson Institute

On January 1, 2014 Geoffrey A. Nagle became the president of Erikson Institute in Chicago, Il.

During his tenure, Erikson launched a Master of Social Work degree program (2014). Working with faculty, he established a global partnership with RYB, China’s largest private preschool provider.

He also created a new Early Childhood Leadership Academy to provide advocates and lawmakers with an informed understanding of how policy shapes programs and practices in early childhood.

Contributions to Early Child Development

The First 1,100 Days

Nagle is a leading voice on the impact the first three years of a child's life has on their development, particularly in the city of Chicago . His work suggests that trauma and stress experienced first or secondhand by a child can have a detrimental impact on them throughout their life, whereas providing positive experiences in a child's early years can lead to higher academic achievement, better health, and greater overall well-being.

This is particularly relevant in Erikson Institute’s home city of Chicago; in a 2018 study, Erikson Institute found that while the total number of homicides in Chicago had dropped in the preceding few years, the number of young children living in high-homicide areas grew; about 60% of Chicago's youngest children lived in community areas where 91% of homicides took place . The children exposed to violence in their most developmentally critical years can become fearful, aggressive, anxious, depressed, and insecure. In a 2019 interview with WGN Radio, Nagle said “If we want our children to reach their full potential, we’re making it really difficult when they have to absorb community stress and violence” Under his leadership, Erikson Institute is addressing these issues by reshaping the system of early childhood education, care, and policy with academic and continuing education programs, services that directly address early childhood mental health, and policy leadership programs.

The Risk & Reach Report

Nagle’s work on the report Early Childhood Risk and Reach in Louisiana influenced the inaugural Illinois Risk and Reach report, released by Erikson in collaboration with the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map and the Fiscal Policy Center at Voices for Illinois Children in spring 2019. The report visualizes county-by-county data to examine child well-being and state resources available to children and their families throughout Illinois.

The Illinois Risk and Reach Report (April 2019), is an interactive data set that names family stability, health, and early care and education as indicating factors of a child’s well-being, and serves as a "report card" for how the state of Illinois is addressing concerns with early childhood development and how it can improve through publicly-funded programming. The Report views the data in the following three categories; Risk; Reach; and Fiscal Scan.

Erikson Institute partnered with Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map and Voices for Illinois Children to develop the Illinois Risk and Reach Report.

Awards

• World Association for Infant Mental Health Sonya Bemporad Award, 2016
• Commissioner’s Award for Child Abuse Prevention from the U.S. Department of Health and Health Services (2007)
• Charles M. Vanchiere Child Advocacy Award from the Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (2007)

Honors

• Agenda for Children: A Voice for Louisiana’s Children 2009
• New Orleans CityBusiness: 2009 Health Care Hero
• Louisiana Association for the Education of Young Children: Louisiana Early Childhood Champion 2008
• Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana: Champion for Children 2004, Volunteer Leadership

Publications

• Nagle, G. A., & Usry, L. R. (2016). Using public health strategies to shape early childhood policy. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 86(2), 171-178.
• Boothe, A. B., & Nagle, G. A. (2013). A quality start in Louisiana: Early childhood mental health consultation as a primary support in a statewide quality rating and improvement system. Zero to Three, 33(5), 45-51.
• Graham, M. A., Nagle, G. A., Wright, C., & Oser, C. (2012). Altering the developmental trajectory of public policy: Three states’ success stories in infant mental health. Zero to Three, 33(2), 66-73.
• Gleason, M. M., Heller, S. S., Nagle, G. A., Boothe, A., Keyes, A., & Rice, J. (2012). Mental health screening in child care: Impact of a statewide training session. Early Childhood Research & Practice, 14(2).
• Nagle, G. (2012). Building an early childhood budget to support a comprehensive early childhood system in Louisiana. In S. L. Kagan & K. Kauerz (Eds.), Early childhood systems: Transforming early learning. New York: Teachers College Press.
• Heller, S. S., Rice, J., Boothe, A., Sidell, M., Vaughn, K., Keyes, A., & Nagle, G. (2012). Social-emotional development, school readiness, teacher-child interactions, and classroom environment. Early Education and Development, 23, 919-944.
• Heller, S. S., Boothe, A., Keyes, A., Nagle, G., Sidell, M., & Rice, J. (2011). Implementation of a mental health consultation model and its impact on early childhood teachers’ efficacy and competence. Infant Mental Health Journal, 32(2), 143-164.
• Nagle, G. A. (2009). The economics of infant mental health. In C. Zeanah (Ed.), Handbook of infant mental health (3rd ed.). NY: Guilford Press.

Published Opinion Pieces

• Nagle, G. A. (2018, August 13). New report on Illinois school readiness is a crisis call. Op-ed in Crain’s Chicago Business. https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/new-report-illinois-school-readiness-crisis-call
• Nagle, G. (2010, November 21). Childhood at risk: Bolstering early childhood critical to economic future. Op-ed in The Shreveport Times, p. C1.
• Nagle, G. (2010, November 2). Higher ed begins in early childhood. Times-Picayune. http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2010/11/higher_ed_begins_in_early_chil.html
• Nagle, G. (2008, October 21). Childhood investment equals economic development. Op-ed in The Shreveport Times.
• Nagle, G. (2008, October 6). Put early childhood on our economic development agenda. Op-ed in the Times-Picayune. http://blog.nola.com/guesteditorials/2008/10/put_early_childhood_on_our_eco.html
• Nagle, G. (2008, May 17). Crayons, scissors and jobs for Louisiana. Op-ed in the Times-Picayune, p. B5.
• Nagle, G. (2007, October 9). Politicians are neglecting childhood issues. Op-ed in The Shreveport Times, p. B1.
• Nagle, G. (2007, October 7). Youth should be our top priority. Op-ed in The News-Star, p. B4.

References

1 Nagle Geoffrey A. (January 1, 2014). “LinkedIn Experience” LinkedIn; Retrieved 6/24/19

2 Erikson Institute (November 25, 2013) “Geoffrey A. Nagle named president of Erikson” Erikson.edu; Retrieved 6/24/19

3 Erikson Institute (January 1, 2014) “Staff Directory” Erikson.edu; Retrieved 6/24/19

4Tulane University School of Medicine “Nagle Bio” Ideainfanttoddler.org; Retrieved 6/24/19

5 Erikson Institute (January 12, 2018) “Geoffrey Nagle discusses why a child’s first 1,100 days are so important” Erikson.edu; Retrieved 6/24/19

6 Susan Shaffette (November 25, 2013) “Geoffrey Nagle named President of Erikson Institute” Louisianapartnership.org; Retrieved 6/24/19

7 LSU/Tulane Early Childhood Policy and Data Center (Fall 2012) Early Childhood Risk and Reach in Louisiana www.infantinstitute.org; Retrieved 7/3/19

8 Cooper, Jasmine. “Erikson President and CEO Geoffrey Nagle on the impact of gun violence on young children in Chicago: “If we want our children to reach their full potential, we’re making it really difficult when they have to absorb community stress and violence.” WGN Radio. 24 July 2019, 11 November 2019.

9 Garcia, Evan. “How Exposure to Violence Impacts Young Children in Chicago.” WTTW 17 July 2019. Web. 11 November 2019

10 Nikeas, Peter. “‘‘Staggering’ number of children exposed to violence in Chicago; new study says kid population greater in high-homicide areas” Chicago Tribune 15 July 2019. Web 11 November 2019

11 Yadira Sanchez Olson. “Childhood development forum stresses importance of ‘investing in early experiences’ to avoid negative paths” Chicago Tribune 17 Oct 2019 Web 11 November 2019

12 Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune Editorial: Every shooting in Chicago expands the circle of trauma” Chicago Tribune 29 Jul 2019. Web 11 November 2019

13 Kate Thayer “DuPage Children’s Museum ups its game after new report shows young children at risk, regardless of where they live” Chicago Tribune. 1 July 2019. Web 11 November 2019.

14 Erikson Institute “Geoffrey Nagle discusses why a child’s first 1,100 days are so important” Erikson Institute. 12 January 2019 Web 11 November 2019

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