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KATINA.STAPLETON@ed.gov
Katina Rae Stapleton is a program officer within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), at the U.S. Department of Education. In this role, Katina oversees research training programs, as well as research portfolios on education leadership and highly mobile students. She also provides guidance to IES on communications, including plain language, and diversity and inclusion issues. Katina has provided plain language training for federal agencies for several years and became the co-chair of the federal Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN) in 2020. Katina has an undergraduate degree in print journalism from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University, where she specialized in political communication. Before joining the federal government, Katina was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University.
After struggling with jargon-filled solicitations and a confusing website, some applicants were ready to give up on seeking grants from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Their complaints prompted a Plain Language makeover for the Institute’s funding materials. As the research arm of the U.S. Education Department, IES’s mission is to provide rigorous and relevant evidence
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