Renée Edwards is an Assistant Director at the Heldrich Center. She earned her doctorate in public policy at Washington State University. She also holds a Master’s degree in comparative politics. Renée specializes in program/policy research, implementation, and evaluation at the intersection of education and the workforce. She is interested in understanding how programs/policy affect teaching, learning, and educational/career success and how they impact (and are impacted by) the social environment around them.