Ongoing Projects


Bulwark or Barrier? The Effect of Academic Criteria-based Reclassification on the High School Outcomes of Multilingual Learners in Texas


With Coral Flanagan & Dr. Diana Quintero. A quasi-experimental regression discontinuity study using statewide administrative data to estimate the effect of using academic criteria to reclassify English-learner identified students in Texas.


How District Human Resources Leaders Respond to the Challenge of Increasing Teacher Racial Diversity


With Dr. Jason A. Grissom. A qualitative interview study of how district-level human resources (HR) actors make sense of and enact state-driven educator diversity policies.


Labor Market Sorting and Turnover Patterns Among School Leaders of Color in Tennessee


With Drs. Francisco A. Santelli & Jason A. Grissom. Descriptive quantitative study using fixed-effects methods to explore statewide turnover and mobility among principals and assistant principals of color in Tennessee.


The Case For Considering Historical Contingency Of Immigration Context In Quantitative Education Research


With Dr. Francisco A. Santelli. A descriptive QuantCrit study using the Child of Immigrants Longitudinal study to examine the differential educational outcomes for different waves of Cuban immigrants in Miami, FL.


Investigating Variation In Teacher Opportunity Wages By Race And Ethnicity


With Drs. Anna Moyer & Francisco A. Santelli. A quantitative study using propensity score and exact matching and NLSY 97 data to investigate opportunity wage gaps between racial and ethnic groups.