Kara McElvaine, PhD

Kara's research broadly focused on the contexts and processes which support the creation of more equitable environments for youth and adults, especially in the United States’ education and human service systems. She integrated practical experiences leading and managing nationwide improvement initiatives with social science research to develop, test, and scale practices and programs that promote justice. For her dissertation, she is studied how districts select and implement workplace trainings on topics like diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and White teachers’ racial identity development processes.