Elise Swanson is a Senior Research Manager at CEPR, where she supports the analytic work for multiple projects. Prior to joining CEPR, Elise was a Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California. At USC, she evaluated programs and policies designed to improve college access and student success in community college and four-year universities. She has a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and a PhD in Education Policy from the University of Arkansas. Elise began her career as a high school English teacher in the Arkansas Delta.