Monica G. Lee

Monica G. Lee is the director of research operations for the SCALE (Scaling Access, Learning, and Equity) initiative of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning interdisciplinary hub at Stanford University. She oversees strategic alignment of research-related processes and manages studies evaluating the effectiveness of educational interventions. Lee previously served as a senior research associate with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, managing research partnerships and survey-based studies in K–12 education. She has also been a graduate student researcher at the Stanford Graduate School of Education and a research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. Her research focuses on nudge experiments in education, absenteeism, and social-emotional learning using quantitative methods. Lee earned her BS in human and organizational development from Vanderbilt University, an MEd in education policy and management from Harvard University, and an MA in economics and a PhD in education policy from Stanford University.

updated 2025