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Meet the Team
Meet the great minds behind Renaissance research
At Renaissance, we like to say: “Great minds think unalike.” You see it every day in the classroom. We are fortunate enough to see it every day in our research department. Our assessments and innovations emerge from collaborations with leading education researchers and psychometricians across the country.
Research and psychometrics team
Jon Medin
VP Psychometrics, Research, Learning Sciences and Innovations
Eric Stickney
VP Research
Catherine Close
VP Psychometrics
Annie Asher
Senior Research Analyst
Amanda Beckler
Lead Research Analyst
David Butz
Lead Research Analyst
Edison Choe
Senior Psychometrician
Lindsay Haas
Senior Research Analyst
Jieun Lee
Senior Psychometrician
Heather Nagrocki
Writer/Senior Editor
Michael Patterson
Senior Researcher
Julianne Robar
Senior Director
Adam Wyse
Psychometrician
Learning science and analytics team
John Bielinski
Senior Director of Learning and Science Analytics
Bruce Bray
Data Science Principal
Megan Clark
Assessment Research Manager
Ekaterina Forrester
Psychometrician
Jennifer Reid
Director of Early Reading Assessment Research
John Walker
Psychometrician
Jason Way
Research Director
Renaissance thought leaders
Dr. Gene Kerns
Chief Academic Officer
Darice Keating
Senior VP of Government Affairs
Rachel Brown
Senior Research Associate
Michelle Hosp
Key Phonics Founder and Director of Foundational Literacy
Carol Johnson
International Education Officer
Doris Chávez-Linville
Director of Linguistic & Culturally Diverse Innovation
Scott McConnell
Director of Assessment Innovation
Chastity McFarlan
Director of Content Quality and DEI
Julie Vogel
VP National Education Officer
Renaissance Authors
The field of educational research is vast—and we are actively involved in ongoing dialogue around effective teaching and learning. Here, we highlight recent publications from our thought leaders and key advisors.
Dr. Gene Kerns
Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Lynne Kulich
Senior Director of Solutions Engineering
Dr. Michelle Hosp
Director of Foundational Literacy
Dr. Rachel Brown
Senior Research Consultant
Dr. Sarah Brown
MTSS Advisor
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