Joe (jtownsen@stanford.edu) is a doctoral student in Educational Policy. His research interests include schools’ efforts at evidence-informed decision-making, and the use and development of technology-based research tools. Joe has worked as a resource development consultant for social service nonprofits, and more recently as a Research Manager at Empirical Education Inc. Here Joe managed school program evaluations and contributed to the development of web-based research services designed to bring analytical tools to school decision makers. He completed his undergraduate studies at Haverford College, and has a Master’s degree in Education from Stanford University.