Allison Dembeck supervises Graduate Archer Fellows in the Independent Study and Research course. Professor Dembeck is head of policy for Save the Children. She was previously the vice president of education and labor advocacy in the Government Affairs Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, focusing on education, labor, and workforce development issues. Before joining the Chamber in September 2012, Dembeck served as the education, labor, pensions, and welfare policy analyst on the Senate Republican Policy Committee—first under the chairmanship of U.S. Senator John Thune (SD) and then under the chairmanship of U.S. Senator John Barrasso (WY). Previously, she spent several years as a legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (NH), where she handled education, labor, pensions, and child and family issues. She was also the manager of government relations for Ceridian Corporation, focusing on pension, health care, and payroll compliance. In addition, Professor Dembeck served two stints with the House Education and the Workforce Committee—the first during the tenure of former Speaker of the House John Boehner (OH) as committee chairman and the second under U.S. Representative John Kline (MN). She has an M.A. from The George Washington University and a B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY).