Dr. Karen Gray-Adams is an educational psychologist with nearly 25 years of experience in research and technical assistance. She provides capacity building and technical assistance on K-16 education and other policy issues, strategic planning, and mixed-methods research. She is a team leader and researcher who engages partners and helps build capacity to create solutions at the local, regional, state, and national levels. She also works directly with community-based organizations, providing one-on-one coaching in holistic and participatory evaluation methods.
Dr. Gray-Adams currently serves as project director for an evaluation of teacher preparation programs, an evaluator for technical assistance activities for an out-of-school time learning initiative, and a task lead for strategic action planning support for early education program grantees.
Expertise
- Educator workforce
- Capacity building
- Partner engagement
- Educational/instructional technology
Key Projects
- New Schools for New Orleans Supporting Effective Educator Development Grant, US Department of Education
- Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) National Technical Assistance Center
Education
- Ph.D., Educational Psychology; Howard University
- M.A., Counseling Psychology, Howard University
- B.S., Psychology, Howard University