Cynthia Coburn

Cynthia Coburn is a Professor at the School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University. She specializes in the intersection of instructional policy and classroom practices in urban schools, with a focus on translating policy into effective teaching strategies.

• Expertise: Policy and Practice, Qualitative Research Methods
• Affiliation: Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE)

Her research encompasses topics such as reading policy implementation, scaling mathematics curricula innovations, district-level data use, and bridging research-practice gaps for school improvement. She received the AERA Early Career Award in 2011 for her impactful contributions to educational research.