# People Search Within Results Search Within Results search ## 11 results Show filters filter\_alt Sort by Last Name A-ZLast Name Z-A sort list grid\_view ## 11 results [### Chris Avery ](/people/chris-avery)Co-Principal Investigator Christopher Avery is the Roy E. Larsen Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School. He teaches analytic courses in microeconomics and statistics. He studies rating and selection mechanisms, focusing on the college admissions... ![Chris Avery](/sites/g/files/omnuum3601/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ncrern/files/chris_avery.jpeg?itok=Kgo_WTuB) [### Serenity Coats ](/people/serenity-coats)Network Facilitator Serenity Coats serves as a Network Facilitator for the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks (NCRERN) at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR). Serenity is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and an Accredited Financial... ![Serenity Coats](/sites/g/files/omnuum3601/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-11/Serenity%20Coats_headshot_NCRERN%20%281%29.jpg?itok=McJrxK9O) [### Kristen Cummings ](/people/kristen-cummings)Postdoctoral Fellow Kristen Cummings is a Postdoctoral Fellow for the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks at the Center for Education Policy Research. Kristen recently completed her doctorate in Higher Education from the University of Michigan, where she... ![Kristen Cummings](/sites/g/files/omnuum3601/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ncrern/files/kristen-cummings-profile-600x760.jpg?itok=ydfuEkdK) [### Byron Ernest ](/people/byron-ernest)Network Facilitator Byron Ernest, Ed.D. has made significant impact globally in the field of education and received the Education Excellence Award in Dubai as part of the 2024 Impact Leadership Awards. He was the 2010 Indiana “Teacher of the Year” and 2011 Christopher... ![Byron Earnest](/sites/g/files/omnuum3601/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-11/Byron_headshot_NCRERN%20%281%29.jpg?itok=yEdhx0Oc) [### Sarah Hammond ](/people/sarah-hammond)Network Facilitator Sarah Dyson is a District Facilitator with the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks at the Center for Education Policy Research. With a Ph.D. in Education Policy from North Carolina State University, Sarah has dedicated her career to... ![Sarah Hammond](/sites/g/files/omnuum3601/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-11/Sarah_headshot_NCRERN%20%281%29.jpeg?itok=9QU59LuR) [### Thomas J. Kane ](/people/thomas-kane)Principal Investigator 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... ![Tom Kane](/sites/g/files/omnuum3601/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ncrern/files/tom_kane_2022_revised_pic_1.jpg?itok=Kjl2wytc) [### Soojin Lee ](/people/soojin-lee) [soojin\_lee@gse.harvard.edu](mailto:soojin_lee@gse.harvard.edu)Research Program Associate Soojin serves as the Research Program Associate for the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks (NCRERN) at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR). Before joining CEPR, she held the position of researcher at the Korean Educational... ![Soojin Lee](/sites/g/files/omnuum3601/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ncrern/files/soojin.jpg?itok=iiS8eN9m) [### Lisa Sanbonmatsu ](/people/lisa-sanbonmatsu) [lisa\_sanbonmatsu@gse.harvard.edu](mailto:lisa_sanbonmatsu@gse.harvard.edu)Director of Research Lisa Sanbonmatsu is Director of Research at CEPR overseeing multiple projects. Prior to joining CEPR, Lisa was a senior researcher on the Moving to Opportunity project at the National Bureau of Economic Research, where she evaluated large randomized... ![Lisa Sanbonmatsu](/sites/g/files/omnuum3601/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ncrern/files/lisa.jpeg?itok=Z5sG3atL) [### Doug Staiger ](/people/doug-staiger)Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Douglas Staiger is the John Sloan Dickey Third Century Professor in the Social Sciences at Dartmouth College. Before joining Dartmouth in 1998, he was a faculty member at Stanford and Harvard. Dr. Staiger is a member of the National Academy of... ![Doug Staiger](/sites/g/files/omnuum3601/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ncrern/files/doug_stauger.jpeg?itok=jc4emsa8) [### Elise Swanson ](/people/elise-swanson)Director, Research Initiatives for College and Career Success (RICCS) Elise Swanson is the director of the Research Initiatives for College and Career Success (RICCS) portfolio at the Center for Education Policy Research, where she leads the analytic work for multiple projects. Prior to joining CEPR, Elise was a Senior... ![Elise Swanson](/sites/g/files/omnuum3601/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ncrern/files/eswanson-headshot_1.jpg?itok=KlqkFqkF) [### Mariko Yoshisato Cavey ](/people/mariko-yoshisato-cavey)Network Facilitator Mariko Yoshisato Cavey is a Network Facilitator with the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks (NCRERN) at the Center for Education Policy Research. Mariko brings a breadth of experience cultivating university-school-community partnerships... ![Mariko Yoshisato-Cavey](/sites/g/files/omnuum3601/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-11/Mariko_headshot_NCRERN%20%281%29.jpg?itok=s4AM50PS)