Staff
Sophia Applegate
Manager of Research Partnerships and Outreach
Sophia Applegate is the Manager of Research Partnerships and Outreach at the Center for Education Policy Research. As part of this work, Sophia runs the Partnering in Education Research (PIER) Fellowship program, coordinates research partnerships across...
Sarah Blake
sarah_blake@gse.harvard.eduFellowship Manager, Strategic Data Project
Sarah is a Fellowship Manager for the Strategic Data Project (SDP), focusing on bringing high-quality programming and support to our Postsecondary Fellowship and Institute offerings. Before joining the SDP team as a senior program coordinator in 2023...
Samantha Booth
samantha_booth@gse.harvard.eduDirector, Mathematics Teaching and Teacher Learning Program
Samantha Booth is responsible for managing the HEAR-MI Coaching project and overseeing the MQI Coaching program. Her work focuses on supporting teachers and instructional coaches to improve the quality of math instruction and develop more equitable...
Mary Burkhauser
mary_burkhauser@gse.harvard.eduSenior Researcher, READS Lab
Mary Burkhauser studies how teachers experience and participate with literacy reform efforts. She is particularly interested in the relationship between teachers' implementation experiences with literacy reform efforts and the scalability of these reforms...
Joanne Carminucci
Research Analyst II, States Leading States
Joanne Carminucci is a Research Analyst II for the States Leading States initiative at CEPR. Before joining CEPR, she was a Research Associate for the American Institutes for Research, where she supported projects in K-12 literacy, early childhood...
Samantha Cullum
Research Manager, States Leading States
Samantha Cullum is a Research Manager at the Center for Education Policy Research on the States Leading States project. Prior to joining CEPR, Sam worked as a Research Assistant at the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) at Michigan State...
Kristen Cummings
Senior Manager, Research Initiatives for College and Career Success
Kristen Cummings is the Senior Manager of Research Initiatives for College and Career Success at CEPR. Previously, Kristen worked as an education researcher at Abt Associates, where she worked on federally funded studies focused on workforce development...
Jesse Dalton
jesse_dalton@gse.harvard.eduData Management Specialist
Jesse Dalton is a data management specialist at CEPR. Previously, he worked as a research analyst at the Harvard Medical School’s Department of Health Care Policy, where he managed data and ran analyses across multiple projects. His work included creating...
Daniel Dewey
daniel_dewey@gse.harvard.eduSenior Research Analyst
Daniel Dewey is a Senior Research Analyst for the Road to Recovery project and Education Recovery Scorecard at CEPR. He previously worked for Welch Consulting conducting analyses for employment discrimination audits and cases. He holds an M.A. in Applied...
Gavrielle "Gavi" Enriquez
gavrielle_enriquez@gse.harvard.eduOutreach Assistant, Strategic Data Project (SDP)
Gavi is an Outreach Assistant for the Strategic Data Project (SDP), supporting fellowship and partnership outreach and recruitment efforts. Gavi began her career as an AmeriCorps member at a nonprofit out-of-school time organization in Portland, Maine...
Claire Gogolen
claire_gogolen@gse.harvard.eduSenior Project Manager, Mathematics Teaching and Teacher Learning program
As the senior manager for the Mathematics Teaching and Teacher Learning Program at Harvard University's Center for Education Policy Research, Claire oversees the development, delivery, and expansion of new mathematics coaching frameworks. In her time at...
Christina Grant
Executive Director
Dr. Christina Grant is the Executive Director of the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University. A scholar, practitioner, writer, and public speaker, Dr. Grant has spent more than two decades at the intersection of education...
Miriam Greenberg
miriam_greenberg@gse.harvard.eduSenior Director, Strategic Data Project
Miriam is the Senior Director of the Strategic Data Project overseeing the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University's efforts to build and sustain data-driven leadership and research capacity in education systems and organizations. She...
Sheila Griffin
sheila_griffin@gse.harvard.eduExecutive Assistant
Sheila Griffin is the executive assistant at CEPR. Before this position, she supported CEPR as the recruitment coordinator for the Strategic Data Project Fellowship. Prior to joining Harvard, Sheila worked in the corporate arena as an administrative...
Alison (Segal) Guerriero
alison_segal@gse.harvard.eduAssociate Director, Strategic Data Project Outreach and Partnerships
As the associate director, Strategic Data Project outreach and partnerships, Alison Guerriero leads SDP partner relationships and fellowship recruitment and selection, and informs CEPR internal organizational planning. Prior to CEPR, Alison worked at...
Taylor Harrison
Project Coordinator, READS Lab
Taylor Harrison is the Project Coordinator at READS Lab. Prior to READS lab she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Rwanda. She co-taught English classes, designed and led teacher trainings, and wrote curriculum for the Rwandan Education board. Following...
Jasmine Jha
Research Analyst II
Jasmine Jha is a Research Analyst II for the States Leading States project at CEPR. Before joining CEPR, Jasmine worked as a Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant at the Heights and Minds Foundation, where she analyzed proof-of-concept data and conducted...
Thomas J. Kane
Faculty Director
Walter H. Gale Professor of Education and Economics, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Member, Yidan Prize Foundation Council of Luminaries
Thomas Kane is an economist, Walter H. Gale Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, member of the Yidan Prize Foundation Council of Luminaries, and faculty director of CEPR. Between 2009 and 2012, he directed the Measures of...
Micaela Keating Sharp
Research Analyst II
Micaela Keating Sharp is a Research Analyst II on the Arkansas High-Impact Tutoring and States Leading States projects. She previously worked on the Road to COVID Recovery and Proving Ground Projects at CEPR. Prior to joining the team, Micaela was an...
