Caitlin Farrell

Caitlin Farrell is an associate research professor of learning sciences and human development in the School of Education at the University of Colorado and director of the National Center of Research in Policy and Practice (NCRPP). Prior to joining NCRPP, Farrell served as a postdoctoral fellow at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education, where she studied research–practice partnerships between school districts and research organizations. She was also formerly a researcher in the University of Southern California Center on Educational Policy, Equity, and Governance. Farrell specializes in research on policy implementation and K–12 educational reform, with a particular focus on organizational theory. She uses qualitative methods to explore the links between educational policy and the conditions that foster successful reform. She has taught at the elementary school level in the New York and Washington, DC, public school systems. Farrell received her MS in childhood education/teaching from Pace University and her PhD in urban education policy from the University of Southern California.

updated 2024