Ellen Carroll is a senior analyst on Ithaka S+R’s Libraries, Scholarly Communication, and Museums team. With nearly 10 years of experience in the social sciences, Ellen’s expertise lies in survey design, experimentation, and inferential statistics. She leverages this background to empower academic and cultural communities with rigorous data-driven solutions to their most pressing social challenges, such as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), policy effectiveness, and organizational functioning. Prior to joining Ithaka S+R, Ellen worked as a data analyst for a public health consulting group while completing her doctoral studies.

Ellen holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Western Washington University, as well as a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Arizona. Her dissertation research applied quantitative and qualitative methodologies to examine the perceived fairness and behavioral outcomes of organizational DEI initiatives among majority group members.