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Elise Swanson is a Senior Research Manager at CEPR, where she supports the analytic work for multiple projects, including the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks (NCRERN) and the Leveraging Technology and Engaging Students (LTES) project, which is a collaboration between CEPR, the Los Angeles Community College District, and the University of Southern California. Her main body of research focuses on evaluating programs and policies designed to improve college access and student success in community college and four-year universities. She has a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and a PhD in Education Policy from the University of Arkansas. Elise began her career as a high school English teacher in the Arkansas Delta.