Dr. Natalie Lacireno-Paquet

Natalie Lacireno-Paquet serves as the Senior Director, Research-Practice Partnerships at WestEd. She works with local and state education interest holders to answer questions about what works, how, and why with the goal of improving the experiences, outcomes, and successes of students—particularly students from underserved and/or marginalized populations. Lacireno-Paquet uses a range of methodologies, including randomized control trials, QEDs, implementation, and correlational studies. She has served as principal investigator or co-principal investigator of studies related to teacher mobility, professional learning, personalized learning, and pathways to graduation. She has led all aspects of applied research studies, including developing proposals, securing data sharing agreements, designing, implementing, reporting, and dissemination.

Dr. Lacireno-Paquet received a BA in political science from McGill University; and a master’s degree in public policy and women’s studies and PhD in public policy, both from George Washington University.