Research
Journal Publications
Spillover Effects of Specialized High Schools
Journal of Public Economics, (2024), 238: 105170. With Shelby McNeil, Fatih Unlu, Brian Phillips, Julie Edmunds and Eric Grebing.
CTE-focused Dual Enrollment: Participation and Outcomes
Education Finance and Policy (2023). With Julie Edmunds, Fatih Unlu, Brian Phillips, and Bryan Hutchins.
Beyond Teachers: Estimating Individual School Counselors' Effects on Educational Attainment
American Economic Review (2023) 113(11), 2846-2893.
Summaries: Brief Summary. EdNext Summary Article
Media Coverage: Chalkbeat Inside Higher Ed EdNC KQED
Quarterly Journal of Economics (2021) 136(3): 1831 - 1886. With Adam Altmejd, Andres Barrios-Fernandez, Marin Drlje, Joshua Goodman, Michael Hurwitz, Dejan Kovac, Christopher Neilson and Jonathan Smith
US Only Version: NBER Working paper 26502 with Joshua Goodman, Michael Hurwitz, and Jonathan Smith
Journal of Labor Economics (2021), 39 (1): 219-262
Media Coverage: The Wall Street Journal Inside Higher Ed EdSurge Naviance
Media Coverage: Business Insider The Weeds (44:30)
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017, Vol. 10, 4, Pp. 794-816. with Matthew M. Chingos, Rebecca J. Griffiths, and Richard R. Spies.
Journal of Higher Education, 2016. Pp. 794-816. With Matthew M. Chingos, Rebecca J. Griffiths, and Richard R. Spies.
Working Papers
with Isaac M. Opper
Revise and Resubmit at the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Dual Methods for Dual Enrollment
with Isaac M. Opper, Fatih Unlu, Brian Phillips, and Julie Edmunds
Revise and Resubmit at Education Finance and Policy
Expanding School Counseling: The Impacts of California Funding Changes.
with Daniel Sparks
Workers' First Jobs and Long Term Wage Growth: Variation by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
with Lisa Abraham, Isaac M. Opper, Prateek Puri, and Elizabeth Roth
Summary Available here: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA3492-1.html
Implementation and Impacts of Career Focused Advising
with Brian Phillips, Bryan Hutchins, and Julie Edmunds
Current Grants
Long-term Effects of Educational Investments on Cognitive Health. National Institute on Aging.
Exploring Student Pathways through Rural High Schools and into Postsecondary Education. Institute for Education Sciences.
Examining the Role of Course Delivery Modality in Dual Enrollment. Dual Enrollment Research Fund.
Impact of School-Based Health Centers on Improving Health and Promoting Equity. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Closing the Opportunity and Achievement Gaps in College and Career Readiness for Nevada Students. Institute for Education Sciences.
The Transfer of College Credits Earned in High School. Institute for Education Sciences.
School Counselors and Children's Mental Health. National Institute of Mental Health.
Evaluation of Career and College Promise. Institute for Education Sciences.
Other Writing
Implementation of Nevada’s Financial Literacy Mandate: A Mixed Methods Study. with Kate Kennedy and Zhan Okuda-Lim. RAND Corporation. July 2024.
Access to Mathematics Learning and Postsecondary Preparation Opportunities in High School: Findings from the 2023 American Mathematics Educator Study. with Elizabeth Steiner and Sam Morales. RAND Corporation. February 2024.
Strengthening the Manufacturing Workforce in Ohio with Lisa Abraham and Lucas Greer. RAND Corporation. September 2023.
Report on the Implementation, Costs, and Impacts of the Findhelp Platform in the North Carolina Community College System with Kelly Hyde, Sam Morales, Drew M. Anderson, Brian Phillips and Alice Huguet. RAND Corporation. March 2023.
Changes in College and Career Readiness Supports During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic with Elizabeth Steiner. RAND Corporation. January 2022.
How are Teachers Educating Students with Disabilities during the Pandemic? with Laura Stelitano, Katie Feistel, and Heather Gomez-Bendaña. RAND Corporation. April 2021.
Trends in Postsecondary Education with Melanie Zaber. RAND Corporation. March 2021.
What Google Search Data Reveals About Learning During the Pandemic with Andrew Bacher-Hicks and Joshua Goodman. Education Next July 2020.
Better School Counselors, Better Outcomes. Education Next 20(3), 2020.