Maxwell Klapow, MPhil

Director of Research and Evaluation

Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Max is a Truman Scholar pursuing his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford in collaboration with the Department of Social Policy and Intervention and UNICEF supported by a Grand Union ESRC Scholarship. Max is dedicated to bringing together science, policy, and practice to improve mental health on a global scale. He received his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Philosophy with Latin Honors as a William H. Danforth Scholar. At Oxford, Max is a researcher at the Global Parenting Initiative, a UNICEF-supported team creating, testing, and scaling interventions to promote child and family well-being throughout the Global South. He currently serves as an Editor of the Journal of Inequality Research and The Graduate Inequality Review at the University of Oxford. He earned his MPhil in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation at the University of Oxford.