Kayleigh Ryherd

Kayleigh Ryherd has extensive work experience in research and analysis roles. Kayleigh is currently working at Newsela as a Lead Research Analyst since August 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Research Analyst at Newsela from June 2021 to July 2022. Before joining Newsela, they were a Data and Reporting Analyst at PFP Services from June 2019 to May 2021.

Kayleigh also has experience working at the University of Connecticut. Kayleigh started as a Graduate Research Assistant in August 2014 and worked until May 2019. In this role, they conducted quantitative analyses for various research projects, presented research findings at international conferences, and published articles in peer-reviewed journals. During their time at the university, they also served as a Teaching Assistant from August 2014 to December 2018 and as a Research Assistant in Neuroimaging from June 2017 to May 2018.

In addition, Kayleigh has worked as a Doctoral Fellow at Lexia Learning from June 2018 to August 2018. In this role, they conducted quantitative analysis to study time of day effects on consumer product use, wrote reports outlining product efficacy, and presented results to internal teams.

Overall, Kayleigh Ryherd has a strong background in research, analysis, and academic support roles.

Kayleigh Ryherd received their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Psychology from The George Washington University in 2014. Kayleigh then pursued their Master of Science (MS) degree in Developmental and Child Psychology at the University of Connecticut from 2014 to 2016. Following that, they went on to earn their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Developmental Psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2019.