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  • Chen-Su Chen, Ph.D.

    Chen-Su Chen, Ph.D.

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    Experienced in federal data reporting, data analysis and visualization, research design, and cross-agency collaboration to improve education data systems. Most recently, at NCES, Chen-Su served as the Survey Director for the Common Core of Data (CCD) Nonfiscal, leading efforts to collect, validate, and release national K–12 education data. She played a key role in modernizing…

  • David Richards, Ph.D.

    David Richards, Ph.D.

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    Since 2015, David Richards worked as a study director at the National Center for Education Statistics, in the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute for Education Sciences, with responsibility for large, nationally-representative postsecondary sample survey studies.

  • Michelle McNamara

    Michelle McNamara

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    Experienced in research design, project management, and evaluating school-based interventions in K-12 settings. Michelle has worked as an evaluator for multiple classroom intervention programs using qualitative and quantitative methods. Most recently, Michelle served as the Survey Director for the National Household Education surveys program at NCES which collected information on parents’ involvement in their children’s…

  • Carolyn Grim, Ph.D.

    Carolyn Grim, Ph.D.

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    Dr. Grim is an education statistics and psychometrics expert with extensive experience in test development, survey methodology, and quantitative analysis. Her strategic insights and advanced statistical modeling using SPSS, R, and specialized psychometric software result in valid and reliable instruments for scales that yield precise, data-driven decisions. She specializes in enhancing data collection processes and…

  • Elise Christopher, Ph.D.

    Elise Christopher, Ph.D.

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    Experienced in team leadership, project management, oral and written presentation, recruitment and outreach, Elise brings passion and focus to her projects. Most recently, at NCES, Elise managed six simultaneous large, nationally representative longitudinal studies of high schoolers into adulthood, resulting in the release of over 10 national-level datasets of survey and administrative data with supporting…