Writers Fellowship
A NETWORK OF RESEARCHERS COMMITTED TO WRITING FOR IMPACT
The EdResearch Writers Fellowship is a first-of-its-kind program that aims to help education researchers better communicate their research to a practitioner audience, increasing the reach and impact of their work. Carrie Conaway, senior lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Education, directs the fellowship program.
Fellowship Components
Fellowship Objectives
Fellow Publications
- Tom Swiderski, Perspective: How (and why) to expand N.C.’s Career and College Promise, EdNC, June 2023
- Sophia Seifert, Inequitable charter school enrollment practices hurt our public schools, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 2023.
- Maithreyi Gopalan, More than 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in the spring of 2023 due to the end of pandemic policies – and paperwork problems, The Conversation, June 2023.
- Emily Morton As Four-Day School Weeks Gain Popularity, States Look to Evidence, EdNote, June 2023.
- Jing Liu, Dora Demszky, & Heather C. Hill, AI Can Make Education More Personal (Yes, Really), EdWeek, August 2023.
- Danica Brown, Improve professional learning for the ‘hidden half,’ The Learning Professional, August 2023.
- Emily Morton and Ayesha Hashim, Accelerating Student Academic Recovery, EdResearch for Action September 2023.
- Maithreyi Gopalan, Healthy Kids, High Grades: Using Data to Evaluate Health and Education Policy, Federation of American Scientists, September 2023.
- Tom Swiderski, Student GPA and Test Score Gaps are Growing and Could Be Slowing Pandemic Recovery, Brookings, Nov 2023.
- Jing Liu, Cameron Conrad, and David Blazar, High school computer science impacts college majors and increases earnings, Brookings, May 2024.
- Andrew Kwok, Better Classroom Management Can’t Wait. How to Make Changes Now, EdWeek, May 2024.
- David Houston, Voters become more polarized when presidential candidates take positions on issues in K-12 Education, The Conversation, July 2024.
- Andrew Kwok, What Motivates Teachers to Enter the Profession?, EdSurge, August 2024.
- Danica R. Brown, Detroit’s Educational Outcomes and Opportunities Across Race and Gender, Detroit Partnership for Education Equity & Research, August 2024.
- Tom Swiderski, Student-level attendance patterns show depth, breadth, and persistence of post-pandemic absenteeism, Brookings, September 2024.
- David Houston, The Year in Public Opinion on U.S. K–12 Education Policy, Education Next, October 2024.
Meet the Fellows: Cohort II
Meet the Fellows: Cohort I
Danica Brown
Detroit Partnership for Education Equity and Research (Detroit PEER) at Wayne State University
Fellow
Meet the Program Staff
Carrie Conaway
Harvard University
Faculty Co-Chair, Education Policy and Analysis (EPA); Senior Lecturer on Education
Nathaniel Schwartz
Annenberg Institute at Brown University
Director of Applied Research and Professor of the Practice
Christina Claiborne
Annenberg Institute at Brown University
Director, Research to Practice Network, EdResearch for Action
Fellowship Impact
“This fellowship offered the tools, the guidance, and the community to help me reconceptualize my scholarship for a broader audience and a much larger impact!”
– David Houston
JOIN US
Are you an education researcher looking to make a real-world impact with your work? Do you want to effectively communicate your findings to practitioners, policymakers, and a broader audience? The EdResearch Writers Fellowship is here to help you achieve these goals.
Join us to be part of a vibrant network that empowers you to WRITE FOR IMPACT and make a real difference in education.
Who Are We Looking For?
Eligible candidates must:
- Have earned a PhD or equivalent terminal degree by the application deadline of November 15
- Study a topic relevant for education policy or practice, at any level of the education system (early education, K-12, post-secondary, or adult)
- Study U.S. education contexts
In selecting fellows, we will prioritize candidates who:
- Have a demonstrated record of producing research with strong relevance for policy or practice
- Write primarily for an academic audience
- Represent a community that has historically had less access to opportunities for public scholarship
- Can attend all of the fellowship activities, including the in-person kickoff, virtual workshops, and reading group
Applications for Cohort 3 are now closed! Please check back in early October 2025 to apply for Cohort 4. Please email christina_claiborne@brown.edu with any questions.