Dr. Nicholas Minar is currently Director of Research and Reporting at NAF, an education nonprofit that works with high schools across the country to establish career academies. Because NAF primarily serves students of color from underserved, underrepresented communities and schools, Dr. Minar’s research interests focus on the long-term effects of Career and Technical education and equitable access to postsecondary education and the labor market. Since NAF also works to bring employer partners and schools together to better serve young students, Dr. Minar also has an interest in researching the effectiveness and characteristics of successful industry involvement in the CTE space. Nick has been with NAF for just over 5 years now and is serving as Co-PI on two NSF Grants, one focusing on High Achieving African American Males in the area of STEM education, and one focusing on best practices for teacher retention with a focus on Black/AA males teaching STEM.