Kristen Bethune brings a strong background in education and social science research to the
Keen Independent team. She has designed and taught courses including social inequalities, legal theory and data analysis and research methods.
Her experience spans economic, gender and racial inequalities to workplace policies and culture. Kristen is trained in complex statistical analyses. She was a W.K. Kellogg Research Fellow and a professional-track faculty member in the Sociology department at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.

Project Experience:

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging (DEIB) research
• Disparity research
• Qualitative and quantitative research
• Statistical analysis
• Organizational research
• Educational design and instruction

Education

M.A., Sociology (Criminology), University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

B.A., Sociology, minor in Human Development and Family Studies, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC