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Established in 1974, the North Carolina Association for Research in Education (NCARE) works to improve the quality of education in North Carolina through research and evaluation.

NCARE members include teachers, principals, school system administrators, university faculty and staff, graduate students, staff of the Department of Public Instruction, members of local education agencies, and people working in private research organizations.  NCARE activities are implemented through its elected officers and board of directors.


2023 - 2024 NCARE  Officers & Board of Directors


President: Mr. David Lynn

Doctoral Student- UNC Charlotte





President-Elect: Dr. Diana Betts

Gardner-Webb University



Secretary-Treasurer: Dr. Judy Penny 

Retired-Guilford County Schools





Higher Education Representative: 

Dr. Scarlett Zhang

UNC Charlotte



K-12 Representative

Dr. Clark Wright

Guilford County Schools





NC DPI Representative: 

Dr. Thakur Karkee



Graduate Student Representative:

Ms. Shanta Lightfoot

Doctoral Student






At-Large Representative:

Dr. Stella Kim

UNC Charlotte




At-Large Representative:

Dr. Karen Martin-Jones







At-Large Representative:

Dr. Sharon Lassiter

Guilford County Schools




Past-President: 

Dr. Monica E. Allen

N.C. A&T State University



    NCARE is an affiliate member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) through the Consortium of State and Regional Educational Research Associations (SRERA).


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