Our Team
Clearinghouse Research Center Staff
The National Student Clearinghouse® Research Center™ staff oversees the research arm of the National Student Clearinghouse. Tasked with compiling and interpreting hard data from the over 3,700 schools that use the Clearinghouse’s services, the Research Center staff develops reports on enrollment trends that inform education leaders and policymakers.
Please use our contact form to communicate with our Research Center staff.
- Doug Shapiro, Ph.D., Executive Research Director
- Afet Dundar, Ph.D., Director
- Mikyung Ryu, Ph.D., Director, Research Publications
- Joshua Leake, Research Operations Manager
- Michelle Blackwell, Manager, Data Partnerships
- Diana Gillum, Senior Research Associate
- Faye Huie, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate
- Qing Liu, Research Analyst
- Zifan Huang, Research Analyst
- Jennifer Causey, Research Associate
Clearinghouse Research Center Board of Directors
As the research arm of the Clearinghouse, the Research Center is governed by a board of directors who are experienced in higher education, including education research and policy.
- Mr. Michael Collins, Board Chair – Vice President, Programs, Jobs for the Future
- Dr. A. Hope Williams, Vice Chair – President, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU)
- Dr. R. Eileen Baccus, President Emeritus, Northwestern Connecticut Community College
- Dr. Thomas Bailey, President, Teachers College Columbia University
- Dr. Anne Bryant, Executive Director Emerita, National School Boards Association
- Dr. Patrick Kelly, Senior Partner, Forward Higher Ed, Excelencia in Education
- Ms. Mary Kennard-Smith, Vice President and General Counsel (retired), American University
- Dr. Nicole Smith, Chief Economist, Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University
- Dr. Monty Sullivan, System President, Louisiana Community and Technical College System
- Dr. David R. Troutman, Associate Vice Chancellor, University of Texas System
- Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, President, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
