Michelle Thompson (she/her) joined TIER in January 2022 as a research analyst. Her work has focused on early childhood, family support programs, K-12 education, and child welfare. She has experience collecting data from children, families, and providers in school, home, and lab settings and is skilled in qualitative data collection and analysis. Michelle also enjoys finding exciting and accessible ways to communicate and visualize data.

Prior to joining the TIER team, Michelle worked as a social and economic policy analyst at Abt Associates. Michelle received her BA from the University of Vermont in 2017. She double-majored in Psychological Science and Economics. She is currently pursuing an MA in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University. Get in touch with Michelle here!