Carrie Parker is co-director and lead of quantitative and applied research at the Multilingual Learning Research Center (MLRC) at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. Carrie brings more than 20 years of experience leading research and technical assistance to improve learning for culturally and linguistically diverse students, with a particular focus on the intersection of language learning and disability identification. In addition to working directly with district and state educators to better understand learning and outcomes for multilingual learners and students with disabilities, Carrie has worked with both the Regional Educational Laboratories and the Regional Comprehensive Centers programs, designing research and technical assistance to meet the needs of students and educators. She has led research studies funded by the Institute of Education Sciences and the National Science Foundation (NSF) and has also received funding from the Hewlett and Schusterman Foundations to better understand culturally sustaining teaching practices.