Marisa Gerstein Pineau
Falls Church,VA
Summary
Currently Director of Research Application at the FrameWorks Institute, a social science think tank that equips social justice organizations with communications strategies for progressive social change. Strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills. Nine years of experience developing innovative, evidence-based strategies for communicating about critical social issues. Experience working closely with partners and stakeholders from across various sectors to implement effective communications strategies.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Research Application
FrameWorks Institute
07.2022 - Current
- Develops and fundraises for new projects and leads partner management and collaboration
- Leads and manages multiple concurrent, rigorous research projects to create highly strategic and applicable resources for partners across multiple social issues
- Guides partners in reframing their communications using evidence-based strategies through trainings, webinars, detailed review of communications, and other targeted assistance
- Manages all of FrameWorks' rapid-response reframing research
- Collaborates with colleagues to develop innovative approaches to research and mobilization of partners around new communication strategies
- Collaborates with and mentors colleagues across every team in the organization
Principal Researcher and Strategist
FrameWorks Institute
- Equipped partners across various sectors with reframing strategies through presentations, workshops, and targeted assistance.
- Managed multiple large-scale, concurrent research projects from inception to completion
- Conducted smaller-scale, fast-paced, rigorous research for partners needing immediate framing guidance
- Conducted rigorous qualitative research, including in-depth interviews, focus groups, and content analysis
- Informed and assisted with interpretation of quantitative research
Senior Researcher
FrameWorks Institute
- Managed or collaborated on numerous large-scale, concurrent research projects from inception to completion
- Conducted rigorous qualitative research, including in-depth interviews, focus groups, and content analysis
- Informed and assisted with interpretation of quantitative research
Program Officer
National Research Council, The National Academies
11.2013 - 10.2015
- Managed a two-year consensus panel of social science experts on immigrant integration
- Co-edited the panel's consensus study
Graduate Student Researcher
University of California, Los Angeles
01.2006 - 06.2012
- Conducted mixed methods research for the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment and faculty
- Lecturer and Teaching Assistant for multiple undergraduate level sociology courses.
Research Associate
The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
01.2001 - 08.2005
- Conducted research on for numerous expert concensus panels, including projects on the U.S. Census, federal government statistical collection, and
Account Assistant
Burch Munford Direct
08.2000 - 01.2001
- Assisted in account management for a direct mail company specializing in political and public policy organizations.
Development Assistant
National Reproductive Rights Action League
06.1999 - 08.2000
- Managed membership databases, assisted in fundraising and event organization for the political arm of the reproductive rights movement.
Education
Ph.D. - Department of Sociology
University of California, Los Angeles
06.2012
M.A. - Department of Sociology
University of California, Los Angeles
06.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL05.1999
Skills
- Strategic communications
- Fundraising
- Partner development
- Project management
- Qualitative research
- Mixed-method research design
- Training and presentations
- Exceptional writing skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
Presentations
- Shifting the Narrative around Young People, Workshop for the Conrad N. Hilton International Convening on Opportunity Youth, 2024
- Work/Shift: Understanding Mindsets and Framing for Change, Presentation to the Workforce Matters Funder Collaborative, 2024
- Is Culture Changing? Findings from the Culture Change Project, Presentation to SpringPoint Partners, 2023
- Framing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Strategic Communications and Guidance, Set of six workshops for International Planned Parenthood Foundation and affiliate organizations, 2021-2022
- Culture and Care: Public Thinking about Care Work in a Time of Social Upheaval, Presentation to funders of the Culture Change Project, 2021
Publications
- Framing Community Safety: Guidance for Effective Communication, FrameWorks Institute, 2023
- Framing Racial Equity in Adolescence: Messaging Strategies for Social Change, FrameWorks Institute, 2022
- Is Culture Changing in this Time of Social Upheaval?: Preliminary findings from Project Culture Change, FrameWorks Institute, 2021
- A Tool or a Weapon: Mapping the Gaps between the Gun Violence Prevention Field’s and the Public’s Understandings of Guns and Gun Violence, FrameWorks Institute, 2019
- Reframing Homelessness in the United Kingdom, FrameWorks Institute, 2018
- Talking about Poverty: How Experts and the Public Understand Poverty in the United Kingdom, FrameWorks Institute, 2016
- Integrating Immigrants into the United States: Americans All, National Academies Press, 2015
Timeline
Director of Research Application
FrameWorks Institute
07.2022 - Current
Program Officer
National Research Council, The National Academies
11.2013 - 10.2015
Graduate Student Researcher
University of California, Los Angeles
01.2006 - 06.2012
Research Associate
The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
01.2001 - 08.2005
Account Assistant
Burch Munford Direct
08.2000 - 01.2001
Development Assistant
National Reproductive Rights Action League
06.1999 - 08.2000
Principal Researcher and Strategist
FrameWorks Institute
Senior Researcher
FrameWorks Institute
Ph.D. - Department of Sociology
University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. - Department of Sociology
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
New College of Florida
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