Amy E. Brown (she/her) conducts qualitative research on teaching and learning in online, STEM, adult education ESL, and developmental education courses; implementation, racial equity, and costs related to large-scale college reforms; and student experiences at community colleges.
Her current projects include the Postsecondary Teaching with Technology Collaborative, English Learners in Community Colleges, and the Developmental Education Reform Innovation Incubator, as well as support for CCRC’s efforts to advance equity in research projects across the organization. Previously, she worked on projects including a study on the costs required to manage and operate the Federal Work-Study Program and multiple projects focused on community colleges implementing guided pathways reforms. Specific projects include guided pathways adoption at the state and national levels and within STEM programs, the development of a strategy to assess the impacts of whole-college reform adoption, the costs of guided pathways reforms, and student major selection processes. Her professional interests include the craft and ethics of qualitative research, grant writing, efforts to address educational inequities, and support for U.S. public education.
Brown holds an MSEd in reading, writing, and literacy from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in education and creative writing from Colgate University. Prior to joining CCRC, Brown assisted on faculty research projects at Penn and at Colgate. She also worked with young children in the Newburgh Enlarged City School District, at Abington Friends School, and at the Bowdoin College Children’s Center.