I'm a research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, a research and action institute at Wellesley College focused on women and gender and driven by social change. I previously served as director of the National Center for Student Parent Programs and director of the Keys to Degrees National Replication Program at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. I have a doctorate in sociology in addition to two master's degrees: one in sociology and one in arts, community and education.