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Ph.D., Southern Methodist University

Dr. Eva Chiang received her Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University in Education, and she was named a University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Clark Scholar in her third year. She also holds a J.D. from Texas A & M School of Law, an M.A.T. from Texas Women’s University, and a B.A. in writing from Baylor University. At ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵshe teaches quantitative methods, program evaluation, and strategic talent management.

In addition to her role at SMU, Dr. Chiang is the Managing Director of Leadership and Programming at the George W. Bush Institute. In this role, she leads the Bush Institute’s evaluation and research work, leadership programming, and The Catalyst journal. She is the lead evaluator on the , and she is responsible for the curriculum and design of the Bush Institute’s leadership programs, including the program and the Program.

Previously, Dr. Chiang taught pre-k through college level students, trained teachers, developed curriculum, and designed programs. Her research interests include talent management in schools and evaluation methods.

Ed.D., Southern Methodist University

Dr. Anne Marie Light is a Research Project Manager with Research in Mathematics Education (RME) at Southern Methodist University in the Simmons School of Education and Human Development. The project she works on focuses on mathematics intervention for students with learning difficulties in mathematics. This year she spent time with future educational leaders teaching a course in The Accelerated School Leadership Program (ASLP). Prior to joining RME, Dr. Light spent 8 years working in Dallas Independent School District in Dallas, TX as a teacher and instructional coach. She taught Algebra 1, was the Math Department Head, Lead Instructional Teacher and New Teacher Support. Her latest accomplishment was earning her Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership from Southern Methodist University in 2023. Her dissertation focused on teacher retention and detailed how high-performing veteran teachers became the resilient educators they are now. Dr. Light’s passion resides in teacher retention, new teacher development, mathematics education, and fostering connections with other educational leaders.