Lara Southard

Lara Southard, PhD, currently serves as a Principal Research Scientist at Pearson, utilizing advanced statistical methodologies to align educational products with learning science principles. With over a decade of experience, Lara has held various roles, including Senior Quantitative Research Scientist at Pearson, Statistical Programmer at Lumos Sleep, and Freelance Data Scientist. Significant contributions include increasing project output at Salt Lake Community College as Assistant Director of Data Science & Research and conducting impactful research on substance use and concussion reporting at the Prevention Research Center. Lara holds a PhD and MS in Cognitive Neuroscience from Colorado State University and a BA in Psychology from Meredith College.