Tracy Bennett

Ph.D. Student
Department of Education

Email: bennett@uci.edu

Biography

Tracy Bennett joins UC Irvine's Ph.D. in Education program with a specialization in Educational Policy and Social Context (EPSC).

Tracy earned her B.A. in Criminology from UC Irvine in 2003, and an M.A. in Educational Policy and Research from the University of Michigan in 2004. Her Masters research proposal centered on educational program evaluation. She began her career as a program evaluator for the Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP) at UC Irvine, working on several federal and state funded educational outreach grant programs including GEAR UP, Early Academic Outreach Program and 21st century After School Programs. She also was an independent research consultant for Santa Ana Unified School District.

Tracy joined THINK Together in the Fall of 2008, and serves as Manager of Program Evaluation. THINK Together, a nonprofit organization, is one of California’s leading and largest providers of after-school programs serving 35,000 students at more than 200 schools and community centers throughout Southern California.

Tracy’s research interests include aligning after-school programming with the regular school day (complementary learning) and the professionalization/development of after-school program staff.