As a Senior Research Associate, Beth Hart collaborates with college, university, and nonprofit partners to design research and evaluation studies to understand and improve college access, experiences, and completion.
Hart recently conducted research on transfer information, communication, and pathways from Bay Area community colleges to California State Universities and provides training and technical assistance to two- and four-year colleges to identify and reengage students with some college, but no degree. Hart also supports community colleges in their strategic planning processes to develop actionable goals from data. Her projects use rigorous qualitative and quantitative research designs that integrate interview, survey, and administrative data.
Prior to joining WestEd, Hart was a Research Associate at the Centers of Excellence where she conducted policy and labor market research informing career technical education in the California Community Colleges.
Hart holds a PhD in sociology from the University of California, Davis where her dissertation was funded by the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation.
