Our Team
Project Leads

Nathaniel Schwartz
Annenberg Institute at Brown University
Director of Applied Research and Professor of the Practice

Christina Claiborne
Annenberg Institute at Brown University
Research Project Director, EdResearch for Action

Carrie Conaway
Harvard University
Faculty Co-Chair, Education Policy and Analysis (EPA); Senior Lecturer on Education

Isabel Fitzpatrick
Annenberg Institute at Brown University
Research Project Manager – Exchange Networks and Engagement
Contributing Authors

Adam Strom
Re-Imagining Migration
Executive Director

Alexandra Pavlakis
Southern Methodist University
Associate Professor, Education Policy and Leadership

Alix Gallagher
Stanford University
Director, Strategic Partnerships, Policy Analysis for California Education

Allison Gilmour
American Institutes for Research
Principal Researcher

Angela Jerabek
BARR Center

Ayesha Hashim
Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA)

Ben Cottingham
Stanford University
Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships, Policy Analysis for California Education

Beth Schueler
University of Virginia
Assistant Professor of Education & Public Policy

Betheny Gross
Center on Reinventing Public Education
Senior Research Analyst and Research Director

Carly D. Robinson
Stanford University
Senior Researcher

Caroline Bartlett
Michigan State University

Caroline Wang
Education Analytics

Carolyn J. Heinrich
Vanderbilt University
Professor of Public Policy and Education

Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj
University of California, Santa Barbara
Associate Professor, Department of Education

Catherine Augustine
RAND
Director, Pittsburgh Office; Senior Policy Researcher; Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School

Celeste Carruthers
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
William F. Fox Distinguished Professor of Labor Economics

Dan Goldhaber
Calder
Director; Vice-President

Danielle Edwards
Brown University
Postdoctoral Research Associate

Dave Calhoun
CORE Districts

David DeMatthews
The University of Texas at Austin
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

Dominique Baker
Southern Methodist University
Associate Professor; Education Policy and Leadership

Doris A. Santoro
Bowdoin College
Professor of Education

Dylan Conger
George Washington University
Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration

Elaine Allensworth
University of Chicago Consortium on School Research
Lewis-Sebring Director of the UChicago Consortium

Elena Izquierdo
The University of Texas, El Paso
Professor, Teacher Education

Elizabeth Bettini
Boston University
Associate Professor

Emily Morton
CALDER at the American Institutes of Research
Fellow

Eric Taylor
Harvard University
Associate Professor of Education

Heather Hill
Harvard University
Hazen-Nicoli Professor in Teacher Learning and Practice

Heather Hough
Stanford University
Executive Director, Policy Analysis for California Education

J. Kessa Roberts
Utah State University
Postdoctoral Fellow, Education Policy and Leadership

Jennifer Lin Russell
University of Pittsburgh
Professor and the Chair, Educational Foundations, Organizations, and Policy

Jennifer McCombs
Learning Policy Institute
Director of Research

Jenny Scala
American Institutes for Research

Joe Witte
Stanford University
Quantitative Research Manager, Policy Analysis for California Education

Kathleen Lynch
University of Connecticut
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology

Kathryn Hill
Research Alliance for NYC Schools at New York University
Senior Research Associate

Krystal Payne
University of Chicago

LaToya Gayle
Boston School Finder
Executive Director

Laura Booker
Vanderbilt University
Senior Lecturer, Leadership, Policy, and Organizations

Lindsay Page
University of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor, Psychology in Education; Research Scientist, Learning Research & Development Center

Lydia Rainey
University of Washington
Professor, Educational Policy, Organizations, and Leadership

Lynn Fuchs
Vanderbilt University
Research Professor, Department of Special Education

Madeline Mavrogordato
Michigan State University
Associate Professor, K-12 Educational Administration

Mandy Savitz-Romer
Harvard University
Senior Lecturer, Human Development and Education

Marguerite Roza
Georgetown University
Research Professor

María Luisa Vásquez
George Washington University
Doctoral Candidate

Matt Ronfeldt
University of Michigan
Associate Professor, Educational Studies

Matthew A. Kraft
Brown University
Associate Professor of Education & Economics

Matthew Truwit
University of Michigan

Meredith Honig
University of Washington
Professor, Education Policy, Organizations, & Leadership

Meredith Richards
Southern Methodist University
Associate Professor, Education Policy and Leadership

Micere Keels
The University of Chicago
Associate Professor

Michael A. Gottfried
University of Pennsylvania
Professor, Policy, Organizations, Leadership, and Systems Division

Nancy Hill
Harvard University
Charles Bigelow Professor of Education

Nathan Jones
Boston University
Associate Professor, Special Education

Nathaniel Schwartz
Annenberg Institute at Brown University
Director of Applied Research and Professor of the Practice

Nora Gordon
Georgetown University
Professor

Olga Acosta Price
George Washington University
Associate Professor, Prevention and Community Health

Rebecca Callahan
The University of Vermont
Professor and Doctoral Program Coordinator

Reuben Jacobson
American University
Director of Education Policy and Leadership Program & Senior Professorial Lecturer

Robert Balfanz
Johns Hopkins University

Sade Bonilla
University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor; Policy, Organizations, Leadership, and Systems Division; Senior Research Specialist, Consortium for Policy Research in Education

Sharon Vaughn
University of Texas, Austin
Professor, Special Education

Shipra Parikh
The University of Chicago
Associate Instructional Professor

Sonya Dinizulu
The University of Chicago
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience

Steven W. Hemelt
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor of Public Policy

Susanna Loeb
Stanford University
Professor of Education

Tara Nicola
Harvard University
PhD Candidate

Tynisha Jointer
Invested Consultant Firm
Founder

Velma McBride Murry
Vanderbilt University
Professor, Health Policy

Veronica Boix Mansilla
Harvard University
Senior Research Associate; Principal Investigator, Project Zero

Zitsi Mirakhur
University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
EdResearch for Action Writing Fellowship

Danica Brown
Detroit Partnership for Education Equity and Research (Detroit PEER) at Wayne State University
Fellow
Practitioner Reviewers
EdResearch for Action’s briefs and other resources undergo formal review from practitioners so that we are grounding them in what matters practically – and is therefore likely to be useful – on the ground. We are grateful for the expert feedback from our ever-expanding list of reviewers:
Angela Robinson | Fairfax County Public Schools
Anna Gregory | DC Public Schools
Anne McInerney | St Paul Public Schools
Atnre Alleyne | Delaware Campaign for Achievement Now
Babak Mostaghimi | Gwinnett County Public Schools (GA)
Barbara Duffield | Schoolhouse Connection
Becky Smerdon | Teach for America
Brad Redmond | EveryDay Labs
Carla Burley | Boston Public Schools
Chantall Lowe | INCLUDEnyc
Cicely Woodward | Springfield Public Schools, Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and 2018 Tennessee Teacher of the Year
Claire Hertz | Portland Public Schools
Dahlia Aguilar | Mundo Verde PCS
Dale Erquiaga | Sage & Bristlecone Consulting
Debbie Medley | Tulsa Public Schools
Elisabeth Fisher | Montgomery County Public Schools
Emily Weiss | Neighborhood House Charter School
Gabriela Epstein Yonker | Montgomery County Public Schools
Gavin Samms | Genesis Innovation Academy
Gini Pupo-Walker | The Education Trust
Hope Morales | Teach Plus
Jacqueline Rodriguez | American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Jennifer Kottke | Los Angeles County Office of Education
Jeremy Cohen | Rose City Park K-5
Jessica Coleman | Cobb County School District, GA
Katie Houghtlin | Tennessee Department of Education
Katie Rieser | Brown University
Kevin Schaaf | Tennessee Department of Education
Kwesi Rollins | Institute for Educational Leadership
Laura Encalade | National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
Luke Kohlmoos | Instruction Partners
Mark Teoh | TeachPlus
Meagan Comb | Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Michael Deurlein | Tennessee Department of Education
Michael Hickey | CitizensNYC
Nakia Towns | Gwinnett County Public Schools (GA)
Nancy Gutierrez | NYC Leadership Academy
Nicola Diamond | Urban Alliance
Nyal Fuentes | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Pamela Adams-Watkins | Cumberland County Schools, NC
Paul Gannon | Spokane Public Schools
Peter Tang | Tennessee SCORE
Rebecca Pianta | Santa Ana Unified School District
Rochelle Herring | The Wallace Foundation
Ron Noble | Methuen Public Schools
Ross Schwartz | Results for America
Ryan Reyna | Education Strategy Group
Sarah McLaughlin | Lawrence Public Schools
Seneca Rosenberg | Valor Collegiate Academies
Susan Enfield | Highline Public Schools
Tiffany Neill | Oklahoma State Department of Education
Vivian Tseng | WT Grant Foundation
Zid Mancenido | National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement
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