Angela Estacion

Angela Estacion is a nationally recognized researcher and evaluator with over 2 decades of experience. As Director of Research and Evaluation for the Economic Mobility, Postsecondary, and Workforce Systems team, she oversees the successful design and execution of the team’s research and evaluation projects, partners with state and local education agencies and postsecondary and workforce partners to improve education and training for economic mobility, and leads strategic efforts to expand the team’s research studies that will provide needed evidence to increase opportunities for living wage careers.  

Estacion manages a portfolio of multiyear, mixed-methods studies focused on improving educational and career opportunities for all youth and adults. She has led numerous federal- and foundation-funded studies using statewide longitudinal data sets alongside qualitative interview data to understand impacts on learner outcomes and the processes that lead to these outcomes. Estacion is principal investigator of an IES- funded project examining career and technical education programs across Florida’s state colleges and district technical colleges in the context of local and regional labor market needs. She also coleads an evaluation of a statewide workforce training program in Connecticut and coleads a foundation-funded study of programs that support economic and workforce development for rural adult learners in Tribal communities.  

Estacion’s recently completed projects include a mixed-methods study of STEM work-based learning and postsecondary outcomes; a quasi-experimental study of high school acceleration programs (e.g., dual enrollment and advanced placement courses) and academic outcomes; and an evaluation of high-quality, advanced manufacturing programs.