WCER Welcomes Carrie Parker As New MLRC Research Director
January 10, 2025
The Wisconsin Center For Education Research (WCER) is excited to announce today that Carrie Parker has joined the center’s Multilingual Learning Research Center (MLRC) as a Research Director.
As part of her role, Parker will collaborate with MLRC Research Director Mariana Castro and MLRC School Network Director Jon Nordmeyer to lead innovative research projects to improve educational outcomes for multilingual learners.
Parker brings extensive expertise in educational research, particularly in quantitative methodologies and evaluation studies focused on culturally and linguistically diverse students. Previously a Senior Principal Researcher at SRI International, she has over 20 years of experience working with states and districts to enhance programs for diverse learners. Her research specializes in examining language learning intersections with disabilities, and she has led numerous studies funded by the Institute of Education Sciences and the National Science Foundation. “I am excited and honored to be joining the MLRC team and look forward to collaborating on research that celebrates and makes a difference in the lives of multilingual learners,” said Parker of her new role.
About The Multilingual Learning Research Center
The Multilingual Learning Research Center’s mission is to advance educational outcomes for multilingual learners through innovative and socially just research and research-practice partnerships. MLRC collaborates across research disciplines to bring together bodies of knowledge, theories and methodologies to answer complex questions that have an impact on multilingual learners’ school success.
About the Wisconsin Center for Education Research
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s #1 ranked public School of Education is one of the first and most productive education research centers in the world. It has assisted scholars and practitioners in developing, submitting, conducting and sharing grant-funded education research for 60 years.
WCER’s mission is to improve educational outcomes for diverse student populations, positively impact education practice and foster collaborations among academic disciplines and practitioners.
