The Development and Transformation Lead at New America partner, BECOME, Dr. Scott Christian is an outspoken advocate for equity and social justice. He has served on research, evaluation, and documentation teams for grants and projects supported by the US Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Dewitt Wallace Foundation, and the Annenberg Rural Trust, among others. His research background is weighted towards qualitative and mixed methods research. Recently, he has participated in evaluation projects with BECOME for the Chicago Foundation for Women, Black Men and Boys and Public Allies. His recent dissertation (2017) presented a sequential explanatory design mixed methods study regarding “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Student Self-Efficacy in Alaskan Middle School Classrooms.” He has served as the primary editor and/or writer for reports, articles and publications, mostly related to public education.
