Provides research, evaluation, consulting, and technical assistance services that contribute to the lifelong process of learning and improving personal performance.

Produces and disseminates information to provide motivation and tools to enable individuals to make informed decisions about health issues.

Develops and implements education testing programs that benefit students, parents and public officials.

Works with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the government's primary source for collecting and analyzing data about public education.

Helps to provide all children with access to a quality education, and empowers people, organizations, and communities to bring about social change.

Is committed to helping clients improve the effectiveness of their workforce through a wide range of management, organizational, and business improvement efforts.

Produces, maintains and disseminates systematic reviews of the effects of social and behavioral interventions.

Carlos Rodriguez

Principal Research Analyst

Carlos Rodriguez, Ph.D., Principal Research Analyst at AIR, has received national recognition for his work on issues of equity, access, and educational attainment for minority populations in K-12 and higher education. Dr. Rodriguez also recently served as Project Director for the development of cultural competency curriculum modules and for the development of national standards for health care interpreters. Dr. Rodriguez further served as Project Director for the evaluation of the Partnership for Health professions for the Office of Diversity of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that examined a policy initiative to establish school and university partnerships as a means to increase minority student interest in health-related professions. He also served as Project Director for the development of cultural competency curriculum modules for the Office of Minority Health for DHHS. Dr. Rodriguez is currently serving as an expert advisor to Project BEST, a newly formed initiative that will deliver a report to Congress on improving U.S. minority student educational and workforce participation in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. Dr. Rodriguez received his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Arizona-Tucson.