Linda Green is a Research/Policy Analyst whose areas of specialization include vocational education and training, apprenticeship, college education, learning recognition, and the labour market. Linda has more than 10 years experience in education, social, and health research and program evaluation and has experience in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research for needs assessment, process evaluation, and outcomes measurement. Prior to joining EPI, Linda worked for several years as a consultant to researchers at the University of Toronto, providing research expertise on various research and evaluation projects investigating the reasons for student attrition in university; barriers to access to education for Aboriginal and Black Canadians; barriers to the provision of healthcare in northern Aboriginal communities; and education to facilitate organizational change. Linda holds a Masters of Education (M.Ed.) degree from the Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology, at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, where she is a currently a candidate in the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program. Her BA is in Psychology from York University, with a minor concentration in Political Science.