Curriculum vitae

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Appointments

1. 2022–now
   Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education
2. 2024–now
   Faculty Research Director, Office of School & Community Engagement
3. 2022–now
   Faculty Affiliate, Consortium for Policy Research in Education
4. 2019–2022
   Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Faculty Affiliate, Center for Student Success Research

Education

1. 2019
   Ph.D., Economics of Education, Stanford University
2. 2017
   M.A., Economics, Stanford University
3. 2010
   A.M., Urban Education Policy, Brown University
4. 2008
   A.B., Public Policy & American Institutions, and A.B., Education Studies (Policy Concentration), Brown University

External funding

1. 2026–2028
   Arnold Ventures, $325,248 (PI)

   Funding Pathways to Success: The Policy Impact of Tuition-Free Dual Enrollment on Attainment and Workforce Preparation
2. 2025–2029
   Neubauer Family Foundation, $1,783,835 (Co-PI)

   Evaluation of the Algebra I Fellowship, in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia
3. 2025–2026
   Spencer Foundation, $49,854 (PI)

   The Causal Effect of Ethnic Studies on Civic Participation and Postsecondary Attainment
4. 2025–2026
   Lumina Foundation, $48,862 (Co-PI)

   Last Mile Funding for the G3 Evaluation
5. 2022–2027
   Institute of Education Sciences, $2,999,746; $497,724 subaward (Co-PI)

   Strengthening Virginia's Pandemic Recovery Efforts: Providing High-Quality Community College Workforce Education to Underserved Adults. Canceled by the Department of Education on March 7, 2025 as part of a Title VI enforcement action against Columbia University (prime awardee); reinstated August 1, 2026.
6. 2022–2026
   Arnold Ventures, $360,537 (PI)

   Cost-of-Living Grant Pilot on Community College Student Success
7. 2021–2024
   William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, $620,000; $32,840 subaward (Co-PI)

   Centering Student Voice to Understand the Influence of Ethnic Studies Courses on Students' Academic, Behavioral, and Social-Emotional Outcomes: A Cross-Case Mixed Methods Collaboration
8. 2019–2020
   Mindset Scholars Network, $120,000 (Co-PI)

   The Longer-term Effects of Ethnic Studies
9. 2018–2019
   Spencer Foundation/NAEd Dissertation Fellowship, $27,500

   The Effects of Articulated Career Pathway Reforms for High School Students

Honors and awards

1. 2026
   Summer Scholar, Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center
2. 2021–2022
   Public Engagement Project Fellowship, UMass Amherst
3. 2021–2022
   ADVANCE Mutual Mentoring Grant, UMass Amherst
4. 2021–2022
   Early Career Program Participant, Association for Education Finance and Policy
5. 2020–2021
   Faculty Success Fellows Program, UMass Amherst
6. 2019
   Outstanding Predoctoral Award, Institute of Education Sciences
7. 2018–2019
   Emerging Education Policy Scholar
8. 2016–2018
   Karr Family Fellowship
9. 2016
   APPAM Equity and Inclusion Fellowship
10. 2013–2016
    Predoctoral Training Program Fellow, Institute of Education Sciences
11. 2009
    Fulbright Fellowship, U.S. Department of State (Chile)

Teaching

University of Pennsylvania

• Education Policy Foundations (graduate), 2026
• Economic Perspectives on Higher Education Policy (masters), 2026
• Inquiry Fundamentals for Education Policy (masters), 2025–2026
• Education Policy Research Practicum (masters), 2023–2025
• Advanced Causal Inference Research and Reporting (doctoral), 2022, 2023

University of Massachusetts Amherst

• Economics of Education (graduate), 2020, 2021
• Economics of Education (undergraduate), 2021
• Higher Education Policy (graduate), 2019–2021
• Causal Inference in Educational Research (graduate), 2021

Professional service

• Editorial board, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (2025–present); AERA Open (2020–2021)
• Co-chair, Education Section, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (2024, 2025)
• Reviewer for Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Economics of Education Review, Education Finance and Policy, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, American Educational Research Journal, AERA Open, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Higher Education, and others

The PDF includes the full list of invited talks, conference presentations, advising, and university service.