Nora Gannon-Slater Senior Researcher at the American Institutes for Research where she develops and directs research studies and technical assistant projects on district improvement, equity assessments, and use of research evidence. Her research interests include brokering and translation of research evidence for use by stakeholders and practitioners, program evaluation, data literacy in educators and non-profits, teacher preparation and development, and issues of equity in access to educational outcomes in K12 settings. Dr. Gannon-Slater has extensive experience in non-profit and district administration and in conducting applied research, evaluation and data analytics in school and non-profit settings.