Dr. Karen Effrem

Shailja Kaushik

Dr. Karen Effrem

Dr. Karen Effrem is president of Education Liberty Watch. She is a pediatrician, researcher, and conference speaker. Besides Education Liberty Watch, Dr. Effrem serves on the board and the Alliance for Human Research Protection, and she is also the co-founder and executive director of the Florida Stop Common Core Coalition.

Dr. Effrem’s medical degree is from Johns Hopkins University and her pediatric training from the University of Minnesota. She has provided testimony for Congress, as well as in-depth analysis of numerous pieces of major federal education, health, and early childhood legislation for congressional staff, state legislatures, and many organizations. Dr. Effrem has spoken at numerous state and national conferences. She has been interviewed by Fox News and interviewed by or quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the British Medical Journal, National Journal, Bloomberg News, Politico, WorldNetDaily, NewsMax, CNSNews.com, newspapers, radio and television stations across the country. Dr. Karen Effrem and her husband Paul, have three children.