Carrie A. Murthy
Senior Research Associate
Contact
CarrieMurthy@Westat.comOverview
Carrie A. Murthy, MA, is a Senior Research Associate for Education Studies with 18 years of experience in education research and policy studies. Murthy serves a range of state and federal programs, with expertise in educator preparation and teacher workforce issues; conducting needs assessments and needs sensing; providing high-quality technical assistance (TA) to states, districts, and other stakeholders; building communities; and program monitoring. She creates and disseminates TA outreach and communication to grantees and states; conducts site visits and monitoring reviews of state and grantee progress toward project goals and sustainability; conducts data analysis; and provides planning and logistical support for virtual events, site visits, workshops, and conferences.
Murthy has extensive experience as project director for federal data collection and TA contracts, and as a project manager for a variety of research grants. She is a Comprehensive Center Network (CCNetwork) liaison supporting collaboration and universal TA across the CCNetwork. Murthy has coauthored publications and technical reports as well as numerous presentations during her career.
Education
- MA (summa cum laude), Political Science, University of Wyoming
- BA (summa cum laude), Sociology, Winthrop University
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Perspective
Teacher Apprenticeships Strengthen the WorkforceJuly 2024
Many state education agencies (SEAs) are addressing teacher shortages by creating and expanding alternative paths to the teaching profession. One fast-growing option is teacher apprenticeships,…