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Meet the Team
Meet the great minds behind Renaissance research
At Renaissance, we like to say: “Great minds think unalike.” You see it every day in the classroom. We are fortunate enough to see it every day in our research department. Our assessments and innovations emerge from collaborations with leading education researchers and psychometricians across the country.
Research and psychometrics team
Jon Medin
VP Psychometrics, Research
Catherine Close
VP Psychometrics
Eric Stickney
VP Research
Annie Asher
Senior Research Analyst
Amanda Beckler
Lead Research Analyst
David Butz
Lead Research Analyst
Edison Choe
Senior Psychometrician
Megan Clark
Assessment Research Manager
Mike Dahlin
Psychometrics Data Analyst
Ekaterina Forrester
Psychometrician
Lindsay Haas
Senior Research Analyst
Tyler Hefty
Psychometrics Data Analyst
Jieun Lee
Senior Psychometrician
Heather Nagrocki
Senior Writer/Editor
Michael Patterson
Senior Researcher
Jennifer Reid
Director Early Reading Assessment Research
Kristen Thompson
Senior Research Operations Specialist
John Walker
Psychometrician
Adam Wyse
Principal Psychometrician
AI and learning sciences team
Rob Andrews
VP AI and Learning Sciences
John Bielinski
Senior Director Learning and Science Analytics
Paul Minder
Manager Speech and AI
Bryn Murray
Senior Data Scientist
Julianne Robar
Senior Director
Robert Zieroth
Principal Architect
Renaissance thought leaders
Gene Kerns
Chief Academic Officer
Rachel Brown
Senior Research Associate
Doris Chávez-Linville
Director Linguistic and Culturally Diverse Innovation
Jennifer Chintala
Director of Math Solutions
Michelle Hosp
Key Phonics Founder and Director Assessment Innovation
Mervin Jenkins
Director and Solutions Consultant
Carol Johnson
International Education Officer
Darice Keating
Senior VP Government Affairs
Teri McCallum
Director Literacy Solutions
Scott McConnell
Early Education Advisor
Chastity McFarlan
Director Content Quality and DEI
Julie Vogel
VP National Education Officer
Renaissance authors
The field of educational research is vast—and we are actively involved in ongoing dialogue around effective teaching and learning. Here, we highlight recent publications from our thought leaders and key advisors.
Dr. Gene Kerns
Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Michelle Hosp
Key Phonics Founder and Senior Director of Assessment Innovation
Dr. Rachel Brown
Senior Research Consultant
Dr. Sarah Brown
MTSS Advisor
Dr. Mervin Jenkins
Director and Solutions Consultant
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