Mollie Rich

Research and Analytics Assistant

Mollie joined Turnaround for Children in 2017 as a Research and Analytics Assistant on the Organizational Learning and Impact (OLI) team. In this role, she supports the OLI team’s data analysis and visualization and assists with data collection.

Prior to joining Turnaround, Mollie was a Student Advisory Board member for Colby Cares About Kids, where she helped train and orient college students to serve as mentors to children in Waterville, Maine. She was also a research assistant at Colby College’s Emotion and Mood Lab where she studied depression, stress and social belonging in young adults.

Mollie holds a B.A. in psychology from Colby College.

What book has influenced you most?

“Catcher in the Rye” – I found protagonist Holden Caulfield’s manner of looking at the world in such a raw and honest way refreshing and it changed how I look at the world around me.

What motivates you?

The ability to evaluate programs rigorously by studying data. I want to determine what truly makes a difference and what will lead to a lasting and positive impact.