Kim Dancy is a graduate assistant with the SSTAR lab and a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. She also works as a research associate at the Institute for Higher Education Policy based in Washington, DC. Kim previously worked as a researcher at New America’s Education Policy Program and the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. She holds a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from the University of Michigan. She enjoys yoga, running, exploring nature, and spending time with friends and family.