Hoa Nha Nguyễn is a director in the Research, Evaluation & Analytics Unit at JFF. She leads the evaluation workstream for the Verizon Community Forward project, focusing on STEM education, workforce upskilling and reskilling, entrepreneurship, and digital inclusion.

Her skills and areas of expertise include:

• Research and program evaluation at various levels of the education system
• Survey design
• Quantitative methods
• Statistical analyses

Before joining JFF, Nguyễn led measurement and evaluation for a practical business education program at Babson College aimed at growth-oriented small businesses, in partnership with the Goldman Sachs Foundation. She serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement.

Educational background:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, cognitive sciences, and sociology, University of California at Irvine
• Master’s degree in applied developmental and educational psychology, Boston College
• PhD in applied developmental and educational psychology, Boston College