Maria Cormier

Maria Cormier is a senior research associate at the Community College Research Center (CCRC), where she conducts qualitative research on developmental education reform, teaching and learning, faculty learning and engagement, and student experiences at community colleges.

Cormier holds a PhD in educational policy studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She has worked as a consultant for the Web Alignment Tool, a program designed to evaluate the degree of alignment between state educational standards and state assessment tools across the country. Cormier has also worked with the National Academy for Excellent Teaching, where she conducted research on a professional development program for small high schools in New York City.