Research

My research examines educational inequality in the context of education policy, resource allocation, and school finance specifically. I use quantitative approaches to understand disparities in achievement, course-taking, and educational opportunity. This work seeks to inform policymakers and advance more equitable education systems.

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Scholarly Profiles

Funding

My research has been externally funded by national agencies like IES and NSF as well as foundations like Spencer, WT Grant, and Russell Sage. The full list of funding to date is below.

• 2024–2028 Institute for Education Sciences — “Career Development Opportunities in Delaware: Implementation, Impact, and Cost” (co‑PI), $3,199,996 — grant page
• 2023–2024 WT Grant Foundation — “Evaluating the Quality of Evidence on Racial Disproportionality in Special Education” (co‑PI), $50,000
• 2023–2024 Spencer Foundation — “Evaluating the Quality of Evidence on Racial Disproportionality in Special Education” (co‑PI), $50,000
• 2023–2024 Russell Sage Foundation — “Effects of School Officers on Student Outcomes” (co‑PI), $65,699 — grant page
• 2022–2024 Office of Evaluation Sciences Fellowship, $150,000
• 2022–2023 University of Delaware (Internal) General University Research Grant — “Facilities Disruptions and Disruptions to Student Learning: Empirical Evidence from the School District of Philadelphia” (PI), $15,000
• 2021–2025 Institute for Education Sciences — “Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking” (co‑PI), $999,999 — grant page
• 2021–2024 National Science Foundation — “Identifying the Optimal Methods for Controlling Contamination Bias in Prospective Research on Child Maltreatment” (co‑investigator), $495,508 — award page
• 2021–2024 National Institutes of Health — “Improving Risk Estimation in Observational Research on Child Maltreatment: Establishing Methods for the Effective Control of Contamination” (co‑investigator), $80,250 — project page
• 2020–2023 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — “Professional Learning Partnerships Initiative” (co‑investigator)
• 2016 Russell Sage Foundation & W.T. Grant Foundation — Small Grant Competition: Improving Education and Reducing Inequality in the United States (co‑PI)