Laurene Christensen

Laurene Christensen is a Research Associate at the National Center on Educational Outcomes. In this position, she works with states to improve outcomes for students with disabilities and English language learners, particularly in the area of assessment accommodations. Recent projects at NCEO have involved analyzing issues that have emerged from the federal standards and assessments peer review.  Dr. Christensen has expertise in large-scale assessments, school accountability, English language learners, language acquisition, research design, and transition/postsecondary issues. Dr. Christensen is the author of a number of publications on accommodations for students with disabilities. She has also written and published materials on assessment issues for English language learners, both with and without disabilities.