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Ph.D., Boston College, (2014)M.Ed., Lesley University, (2005)
Christine Reich, Ph.D., is an educator, researcher, and nonprofit leader whose work focuses on creating more meaningful and equitable opportunities for people to engage with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Her work is grounded in the belief that the design of learning environments not only shapes what and how people learn — it also shapes what they believe they can achieve.
Reich is president of TERC, a nonprofit research and development organization working to transform STEM education and expand opportunities for learners across formal and informal settings. She leads an interdisciplinary community of researchers, evaluators, designers, and educators who develop, study, and implement innovative approaches to STEM teaching and learning.
Prior to joining TERC, Reich was CEO and senior research officer at Knology, a social science research nonprofit. Earlier, she served as the Jane and Payson Swaffield Chief Learning Officer at the Museum of Science, Boston, where she founded the museum’s research and evaluation department and helped lead national research and development efforts in informal science education. Her contributions to inclusive STEM learning have been recognized by the Obama White House, which named her a Champion of Change. She currently serves as past-president of the Visitor Studies Association.
Reich is an adjunct lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she has taught for more than a decade. Her teaching focuses on how education professionals can leverage learner-generated data and feedback to create more inclusive and impactful learning experiences.