Peter Bahr
Bio
Dr. Peter Riley Bahr, Vice President and Managing Research Director of the Strada Institute for the Future of Work, is a nationally recognized scholar and expert on postsecondary education, student outcomes, and economic mobility. The central aim of his research is ensuring that a high-quality college education, stable employment, and a family-sustaining wage are within reach of everyone.
Dr. Bahr focuses specifically on the role of public postsecondary institutions — especially community and technical colleges — in creating and advancing educational and economic opportunities for socioeconomically disadvantaged students, adult-age students beginning in or returning to college, individuals returning to the community after incarceration, and other disadvantaged groups. Working closely with policymakers and institutional leaders, his research directly informs policy and practice aimed at reducing inequality, achieving educational attainment goals, improving workforce opportunities, and strengthening state economic vitality and growth. Before joining Strada, Dr. Bahr served as a tenured associate professor in the University of Michigan’s Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, where he built a multimillion dollar research program focused on educational pathways and workforce outcomes, as well as taught graduate-level classes in applied statistics.
Read more about Peter Bahr’s research here.
