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Established in 1974, the North Carolina Association for Research in Education (NCARE) works to improve the quality of education in North Carolina through research and evaluation.

NCARE members include teachers, principals, school system administrators, university faculty and staff, graduate students, staff of the Department of Public Instruction, members of local education agencies, and people working in private research organizations.  NCARE activities are implemented through its elected officers and board of directors.


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2024 - 2025 NCARE  Officers & Board of Directors

President: 

Dr. Jimmy Leak

Guilford County Schools






President-Elect
2025 Conference Chair

Dr. Kristin Villanueva

UNC-Charlotte



Immediate- Past President: 

Dr. Judy Penny 

Retired-Guilford County Schools






Secretary-Treasurer

Dr. Stella Kim

UNC Charlotte




Communications Director: 

Dr. Helen Rose Miesner

UNC-Chapel Hill



Shaun Kellogg



NC DPI Representative:
Dr. Shaun Kellogg





Higher Education Representative: 

Dr. Scarlett Zhang

UNC Charlotte




Torie Wheatley, Ph.D - teacher - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | LinkedIn


K-12 Representative: 

Dr. Torie Wheatley

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools




At-large Representative: 

Dr. Tarra Ellis

Wingate University





Graduate Student Representative: 

Jodie Roberson

NC State University




At-Large Representative: 

Dr. Tong Wu

Riverside Insights





NCARE is an affiliate member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) through the Consortium of State and Regional Educational Research Associations (SRERA).


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