Below is an abbreviated version of my CV. Please contact me if you'd like the detailed version.

Education

PhD in Education Policy, Organizations, and Leadership, Expected 2025
University of Washington, College of Education
Methods Concentration: Social Statistics and Quantiative Social Science

MPA in Social Policy, 2022
University of Washington, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance

EdM in Language and Literacy, 2009
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

BA in Liberal Studies, 2008
San Francisco State University

Technical Expertise

Professional Experience (Selected)

2022 - Present: Senior Technical Program Manager
Microsoft
Cloud Operations + Innovation

1/2022 - 6/2022: Policy Consultant
Everett Housing Authority
Project: Identifying Communities of Opportunity in Everett and Snohomish County

Summer 2021: Data Science for Social Good Fellow
University of Washington, eScience Institute
Project: Developing Ensemble Methods for Initial Districting Plan Evaluation

2019 - 2022: Graduate Research Assistant
University of Washington, College of Education
Education Policy Analytics Lab

2018 - 2020: Graduate Student Assistant
University of Washington, Information Technology
Academic Experience, Design, and Delivery

Professional Presentations (Selected)

*Ahmed, R. & *Chang, K. (2022, September). Bridging the Gap Between Computational Tools and User Adoption for Social Good: A Case Study in Political Redistricting Problems. Talk invited to the University of Washington's eScience Institute Learning and Doing Data for Good Conference, Seattle, WA. [* denotes equal authorship, authors listed alphabetically]

Chang, K. & Koebele, E. (2022, April). From School Choice to Sage Grouse: What State Legislators’ Policy Narratives Tell Us about Policy Outcomes. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Chang, K. (2022, April). New Approaches to Old Political Problems: Fairness in U.S. Redistricting and Equity in Education Finance. Talk presented to the University of Michigan’s Michigan Institute for Data Science Future Leaders Summit, Ann Arbor, MI.

Chang, K. (2022, March). Race and School Finance Reform in Washington State, 1993-2016. Paper accepted to the annual meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Austin, TX. [Declined due to COVID-19 disruptions.]

Chang, K. & Karcher, H. (2021, April). A Critical Policy Analysis of the Relationship Between Public Education and Public Housing. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association.

Chang, K. (2020, November). The Silence of Race in School Finance: A Panel Data Analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council of Education Administration.

Ishimaru, A., Miller, I., & Chang, K. (2019, November). Fostering Racial Equity in Educational Systems: A Synthesis of the Literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council of Education Administration, New Orleans, LA

Chang, K. & Koebele, E. (2019, April). Narrative Strategy and School Choice: Using the Narrative Policy Framework to Analyze Legislative Testimony For and Against a Universal School Voucher Program in Nevada. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Conference, Chicago, IL and the Western Political Science Conference, San Diego, CA