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  • Laura Knapp

    Laura Knapp

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    With a background in education research, I have successfully managed projects that bridge the gap between research, practice, and policy. My leadership approach is human-centered, emphasizing quality, equity, and continuous improvement within education systems. I have managed various projects and programs, focusing on team development, quality management, and strategic client engagement. I have collaborated with…

  • Charles Sanchez

    Charles Sanchez

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    Charles is a higher education researcher interested in the areas of college access and success of underrepresented and historically excluded students. Most recently, he served as a research associate for the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government where he conducted descriptive and inferential research to measure and contextualize outcomes of the nursing student…

  • Bruce Daniel

    Bruce Daniel

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    Bruce Daniel has 30 years of experience providing support to NCES secondary longitudinal studies. He has additional experience with each of the NCES secondary longitudinal studies and has provided data collection quality support since NELS F1 (1990).

  • Chad Bridgeman

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    I am an experienced Web Producer/Accessibility professional with a strong background in accessibility, content management, and digital operations. My specialities include building and managing responsive web pages, ensuring 508-compliant web experiences, and coordinating cross-functional teams. With over a decade of hands-on production and QA experience, I bring a detail-oriented approach to building, maintaining, and optimizing…

  • Meredith Bachman, Ph.D.

    Meredith Bachman, Ph.D.

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    Meredith is an accomplished education research scientist, policy analyst, and behavioral psychologist. She has over 15 years of experience designing policy relevant studies using a range of methods, including large-scale nationally representative surveys, randomized controlled trials, and other techniques to evaluate implementation and impact. She excels at translating complex data into clear action oriented findings…

  • Melanie Ali, Ph.D.

    Melanie Ali, Ph.D.

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    Dr. Ali is a seasoned education evaluation and research leader. As a research analyst and branch chief for the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, she designed and led large-scale mixed-methods implementation and impact studies. These included studies of educator preparation and development programs, educator performance evaluation systems, postsecondary access strategies, and career…

  • Kavemuii Murangi, Ed.D.

    Kavemuii Murangi, Ed.D.

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    Dr. Kavemuii Murangi is a seasoned education leader with more than 20 years of experience managing large-scale assessment, data collection, professional development, and organizational effectiveness. At Westat, he directed the NAEP High School Transcript Study, co-led the NAEP Support and Service Center, and served as Training and Quality Assurance Director—overseeing stakeholder engagement and national data…

  • Richelle Davis

    Richelle Davis

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    As a proficient wrangler of both middle school students and administrative data, Richelle brings a wealth of education knowledge to bear on her work. As the former Branch Chief for the Elementary and Secondary Branch at the National Center of Education Statistics, Richelle’s team oversaw the collection of federal K-12 education data within the EDFacts…

  • Anindita Sen, Ph.D.

    Anindita Sen, Ph.D.

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    I’m a Researcher with over two decades of experience designing, implementing, and analyzing large-scale education assessments. My work focuses on uncovering meaningful patterns in student learning—across countries, cultures, and contexts—through rigorous data collection and thoughtful analysis. At the American Institutes for Research (AIR), I collaborated with federal agencies and partner organizations on the U.S. implementation…

  • Thomas Snyder

    Thomas Snyder

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    Tom Snyder served as Project Director for an AIR Equity Initiative grant on Promoting Equity Funding for Schools Facing Adverse Health Circumstances and Project Director for the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Analytical and Technical Support Services IDIQ. Snyder served as an internal AIR consultant on topics related to the appropriate use and…