Katherine Connolly

Katherine Connolly is a Research Analyst at Child Trends, focusing on education research to support evidence-based policies, improve equity, and enhance student outcomes. Katherine possesses extensive experience with data analysis, survey administration, and project management, utilizing statistical software such as Stata and R, as well as data visualization tools like Tableau and ArcGIS. Previous roles include Graduate Research Assistant at the Consortium for Policy Research in Education, where Katherine developed evaluation tools for culturally responsive practices, and Legislative Intern for Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, conducting research on key policy issues. Katherine holds a Master of Science in Education Policy and a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and French from the University of Pennsylvania.