Lauren Porter

Lauren Porter, Ph.D., serves as a Senior Analyst at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, focusing on Quality Improvement initiatives within Cincinnati Public Schools since November 2018. Prior experience includes roles as Research Manager for the Ohio Education Research Center, overseeing PreK-12 policy research and managing significant research projects, and as Program Manager, handling operations for a large external evaluation funded through Race to the Top. Previous positions also include Graduate Research Associate at The Ohio State University, Project Consultant at Initiative Consulting, Legislative Aide for the Ohio House of Representatives, Field Organizer for the National Wildlife Federation, and Inclusion Instructor in the Central Consolidated School District. Lauren Porter holds a Ph.D. in Quantitative Research, Evaluation and Measurement from The Ohio State University, along with a Master's degree in American Indian Reservation Project from Indiana University Bloomington and a Bachelor's in Political Science from Miami University. Additionally, a Master of Arts in Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods was completed at The Ohio State University.