Kelly Reese

Kelly Reese conducts mixed-methods research, leading teams of researchers, and providing analytic support to clients. She focuses on career and technical education, work-based learning, career pathways, and college and career readiness.

Reese supports state, local, and federal education entities, and nonprofit organizations operating nationally in their efforts to increase the quality and offerings of their career and technical education and work-based learning. Reese leads tasks within the IES-funded CTE Research Network led by AIR to expand the evidence base for career and technical education, which has involved research of secondary and postsecondary CTE programs across the country. Reese led a cross-organization workgroup on research to foster collection of high-quality work-based learning data at the district and state level, as well as co-led a systematic evidence review of CTE research over the last 20 years and is currently co-leading a systematic evidence review of work-based learning.

Reese supports state, local, and federal education entities, and nonprofit organizations operating nationally in their efforts to increase the quality and offerings of their career and technical education and work-based learning. Reese leads tasks within the IES-funded CTE Research Network led by AIR to expand the evidence base for career and technical education, which has involved research of secondary and postsecondary CTE programs across the country. Reese led a cross-organization workgroup on research to foster collection of high-quality work-based learning data at the district and state level, as well as co-led a systematic evidence review of CTE research over the last 20 years and is currently co-leading a systematic evidence review of work-based learning.