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Karen Shaffer

Research Scientist

Karen Shaffer is a research scientist at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her work focuses collaborating with literacy experts and university researchers to assist educators, leadership, and educational agencies to integrate current research, evidence-based practices, and professional development to improve educator efficacy and increase student literacy outcomes. She is a certified school administrator (PreK–12), elementary teacher (K – 6), secondary English language arts teacher (7–12), and secondary social studies teacher (7–12).

Pronouns: she/her

Educational Leadership certification, Wilkes University

MEd, Elementary Education, Mount Saint Mary’s University

BA, Sociology, John Carroll University