Cristina Barnard Gonzalez is a Research Associate at the National Student Support Accelerator. She is passionate about social and emotional learning, behavioral dynamics, and educational equity. Cristina is pursuing an M.A. in International Education Policy Analysis at Stanford and holds a B.A. in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM). Prior to joining the NSSA team, Cristina worked as a consultant for the World Bank.