Melissa Arnold Lyon

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Melissa Arnold Lyon is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University and a Senior Research Scientist at the Consortium for Policy Research in Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research focuses on the political economy of education with a particular interest in teachers, institutions, and other organized interests. She has published on topics such as teachers' unions, local politics of education, and cross-sector collaborations.

Melissa holds a PhD in Education Policy and Social Analysis from Teachers College, Columbia University and a BA in Political Science from Rice University. Prior to graduate school Melissa taught middle school in Houston, Texas.