Tracy McMahon, an experienced researcher, evaluator, and community engagement specialist, is dedicated to ensuring high-quality education for all students and engaging families in education. Currently, she is supporting qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis for EDC’s evaluation of the Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy. Other projects Tracy works on help practitioners build evaluation capacity, work to improve STEM teaching and learning, and research the impacts of STEM interventions on students’ learning outcomes.

Tracy has expertise in designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative studies. She specializes in survey design and implementation; qualitative data collection techniques, such as interviews, focus groups, and observations; and statistical data analysis and data visualization.

Recently, Tracy co-authored the report Learning Through Play: Foundational Research on Teacher Professional Development. She has blogged for AEA365 (“Building on and Beyond ECB Models to Support Real-World Practice”) and EDC’s Innovations blog (“Keeping Kids Interested in Science and Math”). Previously, Tracy worked for a public school system and private university and established a parent information center. She sits on the advisory council of a family literacy program.

Tracy holds an MEd in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation, an MA in Higher Education Administration, and a BA in Communication and Sociology from Boston College.