Lanya (Lane) McKittrick is a research analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, where she works on projects related to special education. Lane is a Ph.D. candidate in Special Education at the University of Northern Colorado, graduating in May, 2019. Her primary research interest is family-professional partnerships. Prior to becoming a research analyst, Lane was the Director of Operations at the Center on Reinventing Public Education. Lane has a Master’s in Organizational Leadership at Gonzaga University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of Washington.