Oshin Khachikian

Oshin Khachikian directs evaluation projects and supports research development, designing studies that generate qualitative and quantitative evidence to advise regional and national policymakers focused on workforce development and postsecondary outcomes. His broad expertise is in the role of community colleges as they support upward socioeconomic mobility in the United States. His project leadership at AIR focuses particularly on early college and dual enrollment models as well as on adult learning interventions such as Integrated Education and Training (IET) opportunities that blend adult basic education and foundational skills programs with applied occupational curricula.

Dr. Khachikian has served as project director for the Early College Incubator Grant Evaluation for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and as research lead for the early college evaluation in Texas through the Evaluation of the Texas College and Career Readiness School Models project (in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas) for the Texas Education Agency.

Dr. Khachikian is a What Works Clearinghouse certified reviewer in group design standards (v4.1) and his research on measuring social capital and college preparation among urban and rural Americans was funded by the National Science Foundation and is published in peer-reviewed journals including the Russell Sage Foundation's Journal of Social Sciences, Ethnic and Racial Studies, and the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, among others. Trained as an economic and cultural sociologist, he brings over a decade of experience in mixed-methods research that aligns impact and implementation studies in evaluation design and is dedicated to advancing the use of human-centered and participatory research methods as they guide organizational decision making.