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Cara Kelly, Ph.D.

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Cara Kelly, Ph.D.

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Phone: 918-660-3915
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Cara joined the ECEI in August 2024 as a postdoctoral research fellow and was promoted to her current position in April 2025. As a senior research associate, she works with both the Educare Implementation Study and the CAP Tulsa Research Partnership, publishes peer-reviewed articles, collaborates on funding development, and leads her current ACF grant, "A Systematic Examination of Historical Changes in Head Start's Population and Developmental Trajectories."

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