Dr. Catherine Horn
Catherine 鈥淐athy鈥� Horn, Ph.D., serves as director of the Education Research Center
and dean of the College of Education. Horn鈥檚 research primarily focuses on the
systemic influences of assessment and related policies on the learning trajectories
of students, especially those traditionally underserved by the education and social
sectors. Her work challenges an isolationist problem solving (or not solving) model
and has resulted in co-creation of rigorous and shared value systems and research-based
outcomes to improve educational equity. She also serves as executive director of the
Institute for Education Policy Research and Evaluation and as director of the Center
for Research, Evaluation and Advancement of Teacher Education. She earned a Ph.D.
from Boston College, an M.Ed. from and a B.A. from Rice University.