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Environmental Social Scientist

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I am an environmental social scientist who employs participatory and interdisciplinary socio-ecological methods to build adaptive capacity in diverse communities for climate change, coastal hazards, and the sustainable management of natural resources. Over the course of a dozen years in the conservation field, I have traveled throughout the United States and Mexico to perform interviews, facilitate focus groups and workshops, and conduct survey research to inform management plans, write scientific articles, and engage primarily rural natural resource dependent communities.

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The NCES Commissioner

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PEGGY G. CARR, Ph.D., serves as Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Carr formerly served as Associate Commissioner of the Assessment Division for NCES, a role she held for nearly 20 years. In that role, she was responsible for national and international large-scale assessments, and most notably, managed the administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Most recently, she oversaw the transformational transition of NAEP from paper and pencil assessments to digital-based ones. Prior to NCES, Dr. Carr served as the Chief Statistician for the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Carr is a published researcher in the field of student achievement and equity. She has over a decade of experience teaching graduate-level courses in statistics and research methodology. She holds a B.S. from North Carolina Central University; and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Howard University. Her public service has been widely recognized, which includes receiving the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Distinguished Public Service Award in 2022, the Secretary’s Golden Apple Award for exceptional service in 2016, and the Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award in 2008.

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Professor

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Daniel Rubenson is Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, and a member of the Yeates School of Graduate Studies, at Toronto Metropolitan University. In addition to a PhD (Government) from the London School of Economics, he holds degrees from Lund University, Sweden. Before joining Toronto Met in 2006, Daniel Rubenson held a Postdoctoral Fellowship at l'Université de Montréal with the Canadian Election Study and the Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies. He teaches courses in comparative politics, political behaviour and research methods.

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Researcher

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I am principally an academic interested in human behaviour, especially in the political sphere. I work with a diverse set of collaborators in political science, economics, management, and journalism with a goal of writing interesting papers and books. My work has been published in journals of political science, economics, psychology, biology, and general science. Most of my work is experimental, whether in the lab or in the field. However, I also make use of surveys, interviews, and occasionally close observation. In addition to my academic work, I contribute to and participate in the non-academic world. I regularly write op-eds and analytical pieces for the popular press, engage in public debate, and consult with a small number of organizations. I have also held administrative positions. I am presently the Director of the Munk School, and before that was the Director of a policy school which was merged into Munk. I've enjoyed these positions very much. I am always interested in hearing about new ideas and opportunities for collaboration.