Michelle Paulsen is the Deputy Director of the Northwestern Prison Education Program. She has over ten years of experience in higher education administration at Northwestern University, where she has also served as an adjunct faculty member in both the School of Education and Social Policy and the School of Communication. Michelle is the founder of Northwestern’s Research Communication Training Program and was a co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation grant. She has a background in Chemistry Education and Environmental Engineering and holds certification and an advanced degree in Educational Leadership.