Arayle Freels is a research assistant at AIR.  Ms. Freels provides support across all tasks for PowerUp WHAT WORKS but is primarily responsible for aiding the development, dissemination, and evaluation teams.  Prior to joining AIR, Ms. Freels worked as a research assistant through the National Institute of Mental Health-Career Opportunities in Research Program and the Howard University Ronald E. McNair Program.  She also interned with the NIMH Child Psychiatry Branch as a summer research assistant, and worked as a classroom assistant at a local DC Charter School.  Ms. Freels holds a BS in Psychology with a minor in Human Development from Howard University in Washington, DC.