Seminar schedule

All seminars are held on Wednesdays from 11:30am - 12:50pm in person in the 3rd Floor Seminar Room (Room 3240) at the Ford School of Public Policy.

January 22nd
Presenter: Abigail Payne, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne
Title: To Enroll or Not to Enroll in University: The Role of Government Regulation and Universities in a Context of Income Contingent Loans and Variable Tuition Rates (with Katherine Cuff and Ana Gamarra Rondinel)

January 29th
Presenter: Stacey Brockman, Assistant Professor in Ed. Leadership & Policy, Wayne State University
Title: Turning the Page: Assessing the Impacts of Open Educational Resources (OER) on Community College Student Outcomes (with Thomas Wilk, Molly Ledermann, and Amanda Weissman)

February 5th - NO CIERS

February 12th
Presenter: Kevin Stange, Professor of Public Policy, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
Title: A Liberal Arts Education: Measurement and Inequities (with Allyson Flaster, Carson Byrd, Yinger Yang, Jenni Brady)

February 19th - NO CIERS

February 26th
Presenter: Yiran Chen, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: Weighing the Why: Quantifying the Relative Impact of Doctoral Student Attrition Triggers (with Yiping Bai, Heeyun Kim, and John Gonzalez)

March 5th - NO CIERS (Spring Break)

March 12th - Practice talks for AEFP

March 19th [2 half slots]
Presenter: Georgy Shukaylo, PhD Candidate in Sport Management, University of Michigan
Title: Study and Play? The Multi-Dimensional Human Capital of College Student-Athletes (with Soyoung Han, Xiaomeng Li)

Presenter: Shekinah Lightner, PhD Candidate in Public Policy and Political Science, University of Michigan
Title: TBA

March 26th
Presenter: Jack Mountjoy, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Title: TBA

April 2nd [2 half slots]
Presenter: Xiaomeng Li, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Learning the Major: The Value of Course-Taking in College Major Choice

Presenter: Patrice Johnson, Master of Science in Information, University of Michigan
Title: TBA

April 9th
Presenter: Alvin Christian, PhD Candidate in Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan
Title: TBA (with Arkey Barnett)

All seminars are held on Wednesdays from 11:30am - 12:50pm in person in the 3rd Floor Seminar Room (Room 3240) at the Ford School of Public Policy.

August 28th
Presenter: Mary Quiroga, PhD Candidate in Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan
Title: TBD (with Elizabeth Burland, Sue Dynarski, Katie Leu, CJ Libassi, Kathy Michelmore, and Stephanie Owen)

September 4th
Presenter: Jeff Denning, Dillon Hall Associate Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame
Title: TBD

September 11th
Presenter: Welcome Session
Title: N/A

September 18th
Presenter: Nathan Sotherland, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Crowding In: The Effects of Local Student Aid on Federal Aid Take-up

September 25th
Presenter: Kathy Michelmore, Associate Professor, University of Michigan
Title: The Effect of Subsidized Meals on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Medicaid Direct Certification (with Brittany Vasquez and Natasha Pilkauskas)

October 2nd [2 half slots]
Presenter: Paul Brimble, PhD Student in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Illuminating Aspirations in Schools: The Impact of Lighting and Role Models on Educational Outcomes (with Axel Eizmendi Larrinaga)

Presenter: Katie Leu, PhD Candidate in Sociology, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

October 9th
Presenter: Thomas Helgerman, Assistant Professor at Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Title: Did the Vietnam Draft Precipitate Women’s Entry into Law Schools? (with Benjamin Pyle)

October 23rd
Presenter: Terri J. Sabol, Associate Professor at School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
Title: TBD

October 30th
Presenter: Brittany Vasquez, PhD Candidate in Public Policy & Sociology, University of Michigan
Title: Does Oversight Matter? Understanding the Impacts of Fiscal Accountability on Districts and Students

November 6th
Presenter: Annaliese Paulson, PhD Candidate in Center for Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, University of Michigan
Title: Active Learning and Institutional Stratification: a Text as Data Approach to Understanding Differences in Postsecondary Curriculum

November 13th [2 half slots]
Presenter: Yiran Chen, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: Estimating the Impact of Abusive Supervision in Doctoral Education (with Heeyun Kim, Yiping Bai, John Gonzalez)

Presenter: Yiping Bai, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: The Hidden Cost: Emotional Labor, Mentoring, and Graduate Students’ Well-Being (with Yiran Chen, John Gonzalez, Heeyun Kim)

November 20th [2 half slots]
Presenter: Josh Skiles, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

Presenter: Kenny Hofmeister, PhD Student in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

December 4th
Presenter: Jordy Berne, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: The Long-Run Impacts of Universal Pre-K with Equilibrium Considerations: Evidence from Georgia

All seminars are held on Wednesdays from 10:00-11:20 am in person in the 3rd Floor Seminar Room (Room 3240) at the Ford School of Public Policy and on Zoom. Please contact the coordinators ([email protected]) for Zoom details.

June 5th
Presenter: Brittany Vasquez, PhD Candidate in Public Policy & Sociology, University of Michigan
Title: Does Oversight Matter? Understanding the Impacts of Fiscal Accountability on Districts and Students

June 12th [half slot]
Presenter: Kenny Hofmeister, PhD Student in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

Presenter: Kelcie Gerson, PhD Student in Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

June 26th [virtual]
Presenter: Anna Paulson, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

July 17th
Presenter: Nathan Sotherland, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Crowding In: The Effects of Local Student Aid on Federal Aid Take-up

July 24th
Presenter: Jane Furey, PhD Candidate in Sociology and Public Policy
Title: The Consequences of Racialized Education Careers: How Educational Upgrading Maintains Black-White Economic Inequality

July 31st [2 half slots]
Presenter: Emily Yerington, PhD Student in Combined Program in Education & Psychology, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

Presenter: Kelcie Gerson, PhD Student in Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

August 21st [2 half slots]
Presenter: Josh Skiles, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

Presenter: Katie Leu, PhD Candidate in Sociology, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

August 28th

Presenter: Mary Quiroga, PhD Candidate in Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan
Title: TBD (with Elizabeth Burland, Sue Dynarski, Katie Leu, CJ Libassi, Kathy Michelmore, and Stephanie Owen)

All seminars are held on Wednesdays from 11:30-12:50pm in person in the 3rd Floor Seminar Room (Room 3240) at the Ford School of Public Policy and on Zoom. Please contact the coordinators ([email protected]) for Zoom details.

January 17th
Presenter: Astrid Marie Jorde Sandsør, Associate Professor, University of Oslo (with Nicolai Topstad Borgen, Henrik Daae Zachrisson and Magne Mogstad)
Title: “Revisiting No Child Left Behind: The Surprising Effects of Child Care on Longer-Run Outcomes”

January 24th
Presenter: John Papay, Associate Professor and Director of the Annenberg Institute, Brown University
Title: TBD

January 31st
Presenter: Nathan Sotherland, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan (with Kevin Stange)
Title: TBD

February 7th
Presenter: Kristen Cummings, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: Exploring the Role of Tuition-Free Community College for Rural Communities

February 14th
Presenter: Ishita Ahmed, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: The Impact of School Entry Age on Student Achievement: Evidence from Nebraska

February 21st
Presenter: Nicole Wagner Lam
Title: Causal Inference in Education Policy Research Predoctoral Fellowship Student Information Session

February 28th
No CIERS (Spring Break)

March 6th
Presenter: Jason Kerwin, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota (with Julie Buhl-Wiggers, Ricardo Montero de la Piedra, Jeffrey Smith, and Rebecca Thornton)
Title: Reading for Life: Lasting Impacts of a Literacy Intervention in Uganda

March 13th
No CIERS (AEFP)

March 20th
Presenter: Thomas Lloyd, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan (with Dean Yang)
Title: The Impact of a Negative Shock to Education Quality in Early Childhood: Evidence from the Philippines

March 27th [2 Half Slot Presentations]
Presenter: Lindsay Leasor, PhD Student in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

Presenter: CJ Libassi, PhD Student in Economics and Education, Columbia University)
Title: TBD

April 3rd
Presenter: Gabriel Durham, PhD Student in Statistics, University of Michigan (with Amy Kilbourne, Andrew Quanbeck, Anil Sreenath, Wenchu Pan, Tim Lycurgus, Daniel Almirall)
Title: Three Level Analyses of Clustered SMARTs with Applications in Education Policies

April 10th [2 Half Slot Presentations]
Presenter: Nikhil Rao, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

Presenter: Alvin Christian, PhD Candidate in Public Policy & Economics, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

April 17th
Presenter: Micah Baum, PhD Student in Public Policy & Economics, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

April 24th
Presenter: Brittany Vasquez, PhD Candidate in Public Policy & Sociology, University of Michigan
Title: Does Oversight Matter? Understanding the Impacts of Fiscal Accountability on Districts and Students

All seminars are held on Wednesdays from 11:30-12:50pm in person in the 3rd Floor Seminar Room (Room 3240) at the Ford School of Public Policy and on Zoom. Please contact the coordinators ([email protected]) for Zoom details.

September 13th
Presenter: Basit Zafar, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan (with Esteban Aucejo and Spencer Perry)
Title: Assessing the Costs of Balancing College and Work Activities: The Gig Economy Meets Online Education

September 20th
Kickoff Event (in-person only)

September 27th
Presenter: Chris Weiland, Associate Professor of Education, University of Michigan (with Rebecca Unterman and Anna Shapiro)
Title: Impacts of the Boston Prekindergarten Program In Early Elementary School

October 4th
Presenter: Hayley Abourezk-Pinkstone, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Student Loan Debt and Risk Preferences on the Job Market

October 11th
Presenter: Anjali Adukia, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Chicago
Title: TBD

October 18th 
Presenter: Available
Title: 

October 25th
Presenter: IES Presentation
Title: TBD

November 1st
Presenter: Rene Crespin, Postdoctoral Fellow in Economics, Michigan State University
Title: TBD

November 8th (2 half slot presentations)
Presenter: Victor Postonogov, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Gender of the Instructor and Perception of Own Performance

Presenter: Shekinah Lightner, PhD Candidate in Political Science and Public Policy, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

November 15th
Presenter: Sarah Cohodes, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan (with Astrid Pineda)
Title: Understanding Heterogeneity in Charter School Impacts

November 22nd
(Thanksgiving)

November 29th
Presenter: Matthew Truwit, PhD Candidate in Education Studies, University of Michigan
Title: Isolating the Marginal Effect of A Lesser Exclusion on Student Outcomes

December 6th
Presenter: Shwetha Raghuraman, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Family Preferences and Horizontal Differentiation in Urban School Choice Markets

December 13th
Presenter: Nathan Sotherland, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan (with Kevin Stange)
Title: TBD

All seminars are held on Wednesdays from 10-11:20am in person in the 3rd Floor Seminar Room (Room 3240) at the Ford School of Public Policy and on Zoom. Please contact the coordinators ([email protected]) for Zoom details.

June 7th
Presenter: Catalina Franco, Researcher, Center for Applied Research at NHH Norwegian School of Economics (with Erika Povea)
Title: Correct answer location affects performance and admissions in a high-stakes academic test
Format: In person, full slot

June 14th
Presenter: Daniel Hubbard, Senior Economist, American Institutes for Research
Title: A (re)introduction to the What Works Clearinghouse
Format: Virtual, full slot

June 21st
Presenter: Meredith McCormack-Mager, PhD Student in Biostatistics, The Ohio State University
Title: TBD
Format: Virtual, full slot

June 28th
Presenter: Jordy Berne, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: TBD
Format: In person, half slot

Presenter: Jane Furey, PhD Candidate in Sociology and Public Policy, University of Michigan
Title: TBD
Format: In person, half slot

July 5th
(off for holiday)

July 12th
Presenter: Brittany Vasquez, PhD Candidate in Sociology and Public Policy, University of Michigan
Title: Does oversight matter? Understanding the impacts of fiscal accountability on districts and students
Format: In person, full slot

July 19th
Presenter: Zach Weingarten, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Pennsylvania (with Brooks Bowden and Viviana Rodriguez)
Title: The Unintended Consequences of Academic Leniency
Format: Virtual, full slot

July 26th
Presenter: Calvin Kuo, PhD Candidate in Economics, UCLA
Title: Principal quality and student outcomes: Evidence from North Carolina
Format: Virtual, full slot

August 2nd
Presenter: Elizabeth Burland, PhD Candidate in Sociology and Public Policy, University of Michigan (with Susan Dynarski, Katherine Leu, Katherine Michelmore, CJ Libassi, Stephanie Owen, and Mary Quiroga)
Title: Experimental evidence on the effects of college match on educational attainment
Format: Virtual, full slot

August 9th
Presenter: Tiffany Wu, PhD Student in the Combined Program in Education and Psychology, University of Michigan (with Chris Weiland)
Title: TBD
Format: TBD, half slot

Presenter: Kristen Cummings, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: TBD
Format: Virtual, half slot

August 16th
Presenter: Shwetha Raghuraman, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Family preferences and horizontal differentiation in urban school choice markets
Format: In person, full slot

August 23rd
Presenter: Josh Skiles, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: TBD
Format: TBD, full slot

All seminars are held on Wednesdays from 10-11:20am in person in the 3rd Floor Seminar Room (Room 3240) at the Ford School of Public Policy and on Zoom. Please contact the coordinators ([email protected]) for Zoom details.

January 11th
Presenter: Isaac McFarlin, National Bureau of Economic Research
Title: How much do tuition subsidies promote college access? Evidence from community college taxing districts (with Brian McCall, Paco Martorell, and Bing Zhao)
Format: in person

January 18th
Presenter: Nishank Varshney, University of Minnesota
Title: TBD
Format: TBD

January 25th
Presenter: Maria Adelaida Martinez Cabrera, University of Chicago 
Title: TBD
Format: TBD

February 1st
Presenter: Stacey Brockman, Mathematica
Title: Forging a path to college persistence: An experimental evaluation of the Detroit Promise Path program (with Micah Baum, Jasmina Camo-Biogradlija, Alyssa Ratledge, Rebeka O'Donoguhe, and Brian Jacob)
Format: in person

February 8th
Presenter: Hayley Abourezk-Pinkstone, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Student loan debt and risk preferences on the job market
Format: in person

February 15th
Presenter: Matt Diemer, Professor of Education and Psychology, University of Michigan
Title: Illustrating and enacting a critical quantitative approach to measurement with MIMIC models (with Michael Frisby, Emanuele Bardelli, and Aixa Marchand)
Format: in person, half slot

Presenter: Micah Baum, PhD Student in Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan
Title: New evidence on COVID-19 and school enrollment (with Brian Jacob)
Format: in person, half slot

February 22nd
Presenter: Kylie Anglin, Assistant Professor of Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
Title: The impact of the Texas District of Innovation statute: An application of web-scraping and natural language processing
Format: in person

March 1st
(Spring Break)

March 8th
Presenter: Alvin Christian, PhD Student in Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan
Title: College students and career aspirations: Nudging student interest in teaching (with Matt Ronfeldt and Basit Zafar)
Format: in person

March 15th
Presenter: Sara White, National Student Success Accelerator, Brown University
Title: When the counterfactual is as important as the factual: Emerging lessons from a virtual tutoring field experiment (with Emanuele Bardelli, Carly Robinson, Leiah Groom-Thomas, and Susanna Loeb)
Format: virtual

March 22nd
(AEFP)

March 29th
Presenter: Matthew Truwit, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies, University of Michigan
Title: Investigating the distinctiveness and the promise of the teacher residency model (with Matt Ronfeldt and Emanuele Bardelli)
Format: in person

April 5th
Presenter: Brittany Vasquez, PhD Candidate in Public Policy and Sociology, University of Michigan
Title: TBD
Format: TBD

April 12th
Presenter: Shwetha Raghuraman, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Family preferences and horizontal differentiation in urban school choice markets
Format: in person

April 19th
Presenter: Katie Leu, PhD Candidate in Sociology, University of Michigan
Title: TBD
Format: TBD

September 27th
Kickoff Event (in-person only)
Location: Tribute Room (1322) of the School of Education building
Note: The change in location from Ford is only for the kickoff event

October 4th
Presenter: Elly Field, PhD Candidate in Sociology, University of Michigan
Title: Disentangling Parents' Preferences for Neighborhoods and Schools
Format: Virtual

October 11th
Presenter: Mathematica
Title: BASIE (BAyeSian Interpretation of Estimates) Framework for Interpreting Findings from Impact Evaluations
Format: Virtual

October 18th
(Fall Break)

October 25th
Presenter: Johann Gagnon-Bartsch, Associate Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan
Title: Improving the Power of Education Experiments with Auxiliary Data
Format: In-Person

November 1st
Presenter: Michael Murto, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Student Loans and Human Capital Investments: The Role of Repayment Plan Structure
Format: In-Person

November 8th
Presenter: Elizabeth Burland, PhD Candidate in Public Policy and Sociology, University of Michigan
Title: Following in Their Footsteps or Avoiding Their Mistakes? The Role of Older Siblings in Shaping College Decision Making
Format: Virtual

November 15th
Presenter: James Allen, PhD Candidate in Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Double-Booked: Effects of Overlap between School and Farming Calendars on Schooling and Child Labor
Format: In-Person

November 22nd
(Thanksgiving)

November 29th
Presenter: Stella Flores, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Texas at Austin
Title: TBD
Format: Virtual

December 6th
Presenter: Anna Paulson, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: Writing Across the Curriculum: a Text as Data Approach (with Mike Ion and Jason Godfrey)
Format: In-Person

December 13th
Presenter: Thomas Helgerman, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Health Womanpower: The Role of Federal Policy in Women's Entry into Medicine
Format: In-Person

All seminars are held on Wednesday from 10-11:20am in-person in the 3rd Floor Seminar Room (Room 3240) in the Ford School of Public Policy and on Zoom.  Please contact the coordinators ([email protected]) for Zoom details.

May 18th
Kickoff Event (in-person only)

May 25th
Presenter: Anna Khoruzhenko, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
The Effects of All-Russian Olympiad (with Victor Postonogov) 

June 1st
Presenter: Kevin Stange, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan
Skills, Majors, and Jobs: Does Higher Education Respond?(with Shawn Martin, Andrew Simon, Brad Hersbhein, Steve Hemelt)

June 8th
Presenter: Thad Domina, Professor of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina
The Kids on the Bus: The Academic Consequences of Diversity-Driven School
Reassignments (with Deven Carlson, James Carter III, Matthew Lenard, Andrew McEachin, and Rachel Perera)

June 15th
Presenter: Nathan Sotherland, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
The Impact of Significant Disproportionality on District Spending

Presenter: Jordy Berne, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan The Long-Run Impacts of Universal Pre-K: Evidence from the First Statewide Program

June 22nd
Presenter: Michael Ricks, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan

The Demand for and Supply of High School Career Technical Education (with Brian Jacob)

June 29th
Presenter: Carson Byrd, NCID Senior Fellow-in-Residence, University of Michigan
Shifting Diversity along Student Pathways and Contributions to Long-term Liberal Education Outcomes

July 6th
No CIERS

July 13th
Presenter: Thomas Helgerman, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title IX and Occupational Convergence

July 20th
Presenter: Junchao Tang, PhD Student in Sociology & Scientific Computing, University of Michigan
Mirrored Equalizer: Boarding, Schooling and Academic Achievement Gap

July 27th
Presenter: Kristen Cummings, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
*TBD*
Presenter: Katie Leu, PhD student in Sociology, University of Michigan *Differing, Derailed, or Doubtful: Measuring College Students' Unequal Pathways Through Curriculum

August 3rd
Presenter: Matthew Truwit, PhD Candidate in Education Studies, University of Michigan
*TBD*

August 10th
Presenter: Shwetha Raghuraman, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Family preferences and horizontal differentiation in urban school choice markets

August 17th
Presenter: Brittany Vasquez, PhD Candidate, Public Policy and Sociology, University of Michigan
Does Oversight Matter? Understanding the Impact of Fiscal Accountability on Districts and Students

August 24th
Presenter: Tanner Delpier, PhD Education Policy, Michigan State University *Michigan's School Facilities (with Brittany Vasquez)*

and

Presenter: Cassandra Arroyo, PhD Student in Higher Education, University of Michigan
*TBD*

All seminars are held on Wednesday from 10-11:20am in-person in the 3rd Floor Seminar Room (Room 3240) in the Ford School of Public Policy and on Zoom. Please contact the coordinators ([email protected]) for Zoom details.

January 5th
Presenter: Michael Ricks, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Worth the Wait? Strategic Kindergarten Entry Improves Achievement But Reduces Equity

January 12th
No CIERS

January 19th
Presenter: Katherine Michelmore, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan
Title: The Power of Certainty: Experimental Evidence on the Effective Design of Free Tuition Programs" (with Elizabeth Burland, Susan Dynarski, Stephanie Owen, and Shwetha Raghuraman)

January 26th
Presenter: Marissa Tompson, Postdoctoral Fellow of Public Policy, University of Michigan
Title: Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Information on Parental Preferences for School Segregation (with Sam Trejo)

February 2nd
Presenter: Joshua Hyman, Assistant Professor in Economics, Amherst College
Title: More School Funding, Less Crime? (with Jason Baron and Brittany Vasquez)

February 9th
Presenter: Natasha Pilkauskas
Title: The Effects of the Child Tax Credit on the Economic Wellbeing of Low-Income Families

and

Presenters: Anna Paulson, PhD Student in Higher Education, University of Michigan; Nathan Sotherland, PhD Student in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Early Research Ideas from our Newest IES Predocs (Part 1)

February 16th
Presenters: Alvin Christian, PhD Student in Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan; Joshua Skiles, PhD Student in Higher Education, University of Michigan; Jordy Berne, PhD Student in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Early Research Ideas from our Newest IES Predocs (Part 2)

February 23rd
Presenter: Rebecca Davis, University of Pennsylvania
Title: School Based Food Insecurity Interventions

March 2nd
Presenters: Charles Gale, Harvard University
Title: Expanding Federal Support for Pre-K: Access, Quality, and the Teacher Workforce

March 9th
Presenter: Paula Clasing, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: The Impact of a Free Tuition Policy on Student Access and Persistence in Chilean Higher Education

March 16th
NO CIERS (AEFP Conference)

March 23rd
Presenter: Emanuele Bardelli, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies, University of Michigan
Title: Early Career Instructional Supports, Professional Growth, and Employment Decisions

March 30th
Presenter: Basit Zafar, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Understanding Socioeconomic Differences in College Outcomes (with Esteban Aucejo, Jacob French, and Paola Ugalde A.)

April 6th
Presenter: Brian Jacob, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy and Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Assessing the Quality of School District Decision-Making: Evidence from 2020-21 School Re-Openings (with Alvin Christian and John Singleton)

All seminars are held on Wednesday from 10-11:20am in-person in the Whitney Auditorium (Room 1315) in the School of Education (unless otherwise stated below) and on Zoom. Please contact the coordinators ([email protected]) for Zoom details.

September 22nd
Fall Kickoff Event. Meet members of the CIERS community! 
Location TBD (outside, weather permitting). 
Please RSVP here if you plan to attend so we can plan accordingly. 

September 29th
Presenter:  Jason Baron, Assistant Professor of Economics, Duke University (with Ezra Goldstein and Joseph Ryan)
Title: The Push for Racial Equity in Child Welfare: Can Blind Removals Reduce Disproportionality?

October 6th
Presenter:  Shauna Dyer, PhD Candidate in Sociology, University of Michigan (with Davis Daumler)
Title: Institutionalized Inequality and the Changing Landscape of Higher Education 

October 13th
Join us to get to know and learn more about the work of EPI's new faculty and postdocs
Presenters: Kathy Michelmore, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Awilda Rodriguez, Associate Professor of Education, Marissa Thompson, Postdoctoral Fellow of Public Policy, University of Michigan, and Tareena Musaddiq, Postdoctoral Fellow of Public Policy, University of Michigan)

October 20th - CANCELLED
Presenter:  
Title:

October 27th
Presenter: Amanda Weissman, PhD Candidate in Education Studies, University of Michigan (with Christina Weiland, Meghan McCormick, JoAnn Hsueh, Catherine Snow, and Jason Sachs)
Title: What Can Machine Learning Offer When Predicting Special Education and Chronic Absenteeism for Early Elementary Schools?
*CIERS will take place in the Tribute Room (Room 1322) in the School of Education*

November 3rd
Presenter: Anna Shapiro, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Virginia and Tareena Mussadiq, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan  (with Christina Weiland, and Brian Jacob)
Title: The Michigan Transitional Kindergarten Study

November 10th
No 

November 17th
Presenters: Haley Abourezk-Pinkstone and Keshav Garud, PhD Candidates in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Effects of Expanded Public School Choice on Segregation and Racial and Socioeconomic Sorting in Schools 

November 24th
Presenter: Shawn Martin, PhD Candidate in Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan
Title: Job Search and Earnings Growth: General and Specific Majors

December 1st
Presenter: Brittany Vasquez, PhD Candidate in Public Policy and Sociology, University of Michigan
Title: Medicaid Direct Certification for School Lunches (with Kathy Michelmore and Natasha Pilkauskas)
*CIERS will take place in the Tribute Room (Room 1322) in the School of Education*

December 8th
Presenter: Chloe Gibbs, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame
Title: TBD

December 15th
Presenter: Emanuele Bardelli, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies, University of Michigan
Title: TBD

All seminars (unless otherwise noted) are held on Tuesdays from 1-1:50pm on Zoom. Please contact the coordinators ([email protected]) for Zoom details.

June 22nd
Presenter: Brittany Vasquez, PhD Candidate in Public Policy and Sociology, University of Michigan
Title: More School Funding, Less Crime? (with Jason Baron and Joshua Hyman)

June 29th
IES predoctoral fellowship applicants Q&A panel

July 6th
No CIERS

July 13th
Presenters: Shwetha Raghuraman, PhD Candidate in Economics & Elizabeth Burland, PhD Candidate in Sociology and Public Policy
Title: What's the Power of Certainty? Experimental Evidence on the Effective Design of Free Tuition Policies (with Susan Dynarski, Katherine Michelmore, Stephanie Owen)

July 20th
Presenter: Matthew Truwit, PhD student in Education Studies, University of Michigan
Title:Investigating the Promise of Integrated Student Supports: Evaluation of the Community School Model in Tennessee (with Matthew Ronfeldt)

July 27th
Presenter: Kristen Cummings, PhD Student in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: Exploring Heterogeneity in the Effects of State Merit-Aid Loss (with KC Deane, Steve DesJardins, Brian McCall)

August 3rd
Presenter: Andrew Simon, PhD in Economics, University of Michigan
Title: Do Perceptions of Public Good Quality Affect Support? Evidence from Higher Education Appropriations (with Reuben Hurst and Michael Ricks)

August 10th
Presenter: Heeyun Kim, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Title: The Effects of Holistic Admissions on Enrollment Outcomes: A Government Reform in College Admissions in South Korea

2/16
Presenter: Basit Zafar, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan.
"Feedback, Beliefs, and Educational Choices: Evidence from a Dynamic Laboratory Experiment" (with Katherine Coffman and Paola Ugalde).

2/23
IES predoctoral fellowship applicants Q&A panel

3/9
Visiting Speaker: Sarah Turner, Professor of Economics and Education, Souder Family Endowed Chair, University of Virginia.

3/16
Presenter: Elizabeth Burland, Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy and Sociology, University of Michigan.
"Postsecondary Decision Making: The Role of Social Contexts, Economic Uncertainty, and Financial Aid Interventions."

3/23
Visiting Speaker: Shanyce Campbell, Assistant Professor of Education at Center for Urban Education, University of Pittsburgh.

3/30
Visiting Speaker: Meghan Oster, Senior Research Analyst, Iowa College Aid.
"Summer Melt in Iowa."

4/6
Presenter: Shwetha Raghuraman, Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan.
"The effect of advertising on postsecondary choice."

4/13
Presenter: Amanda Weissman, Ph.D. Candidate in Education Studies, University of Michigan.

4/20
Presenter: Shawn Martin, Ph.D. Candidate in Economics & Public Policy, University of Michigan.
"Earnings Growth of College Graduates."

4/27
Presenter: KC Deane, Ph.D. Candidate in Education, CSHPE University of Michigan.
"Geographic Accessibility of Broad-Access Public Colleges in Metropolitan Areas."

5/4
Presenter: Michael Murto, Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan.
"The effect of Student Loans on Academic and Labor Market Behavior."

9/29
Fall kickoff event. Meet members of the CIERS community!
We'll start with introductions from EPI's two new postdocs, Tareena Musaddiq and Jason Baron. Next we'll enter breakout rooms for a chance to get to know other members of our community. Please fill out this RSVP form if you plan to attend the kickoff so we can assign breakout rooms!

10/6
"What is a postdoc like? How do I apply for one?"
Join us for a panel discussion about postdoctoral fellowships in education! Panelists: Anna Shapiro, Christina Weiland, Kevin Stange, Matthew Ronfeldt, Sabrina Solanki, and Xiaoyang Ye.

10/13
Presenter: Xiaoyang Ye, Postdoctoral Researcher in Education Policy at Brown University.
"Reducing Medical School Dropout"

10/20
Presenter: Stephanie Owen, PhD Candidate, Economics and Public Policy.
"College Major Choice and Beliefs about Relative Ability: An Experimental Intervention to Understand Gender Gaps in Stem"

10/27
Presenter: Katherine Michelmore, Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Syracuse.
Evaluating the New York State Excelsior Scholarship on application and enrollment decisions (with CJ Libassi)

11/3
Presenter: Nathan Mather, PhD Candidate in Economics.
"From Value Added to Welfare Added" (with Michael Ricks and Tanner Eastmond)

11/11
Presenter: Emanuele Bardelli, PhD Candidate Educational Studies.
Title TBD.

11/17
Presenter: Diana Leyva, Professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
"Food for Thought: A randomized trial of a literacy program for Latinx parents" (with Christina Weiland, Gloria Maldonaldo, Anna Shapiro)

12/1
Presenter: Sabrina Solanki, Postdoc at the Ford School
Title TBD

12/8
Presenter: Andrew Simon, PhD Candidate in Economics.
Title TBD

12/15
Presenter: Anne Fitzpatrick, Assistant Professor at UMass Boston.
"Successful Interventions at Scale: The Importance of Managers" (with Adrienne Lucas and Sabrin Beg)

5/27 **4pm**
Virtual Happy Hour with CIERS Alumni (@4pm)

6/3
Presenters: Meredith Billings, Sam Houston State University, Educational Leadership and Denisa Gandara, Southern Methodist University
The Effects of Local Promise Programs on Changes to Community Colleges' Finances

6/17
Presenter Christina Weiland, UM School of Education
Research-Policy Partnership: Boston

6/24
Presenter: Emanuele Bardelli, UM School of Education
TBD

7/1
Presenter: KC Deane, UM Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education and Amanda Klafehn, Senior Director of Research and Strategy with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
Leveraging the State-Researcher Partnership as a Responsive Tool in the Policy Context

7/8
Presenter: Paula Clasing, UM Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education
The effects of a free-tuition policy in higher education: The case of Chile

7/22
Presenter: Susan Dynarski, UM Public Policy, Economics, School of Education
Research-Policy Partnership: HAIL Scholarship

7/29
Presenter: Amanda Weissman, UM School of Education
TBD

8/12
Presenter: Nate Bauer, UM Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education
TBD

1/15
Presenter: E. Jason Baron, Doctoral Candidate in Economics at Florida State University (EPI post-doc candidate)
School Spending and Student Outcomes: Evidence from Revenue Limit Elections in Wisconsin

1/22
Presenter: Scott Delhommer, Doctoral Candidate in Economics at UT Austin (EPI post-doc candidate)
High School Role Models and Minority College Achievement

1/29
Presenter (half slot): CIERS Climate and Inclusion Working Group
*Update on CIERS Climate and Inclusion Work*

Presenter (half slot): Shauna Dyer, PhD Candidate in Sociology
*Maternal Postsecondary Education as a Poverty Reduction Mechanism*

2/5
Presenter: Stacey Brockman, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies
Can Career Mentoring Increase the Pool of College-Eligible Disadvantaged Students? Evaluating the Impacts of the Winning Futures Workforce Preparation Program

2/12
Presenter: Andrew Simon, PhD Candidate in Economics
Geographic Spillovers and Community College Tax Base Size

2/19
Presenter: Iman YeckehZaare, PhD Candidate in Information
A Practice Tool Reduced the Gender Gap in CS Education

2/26
Presenter: Ash Craig, Assistant Professor of Economics
Discipline Reform, School Culture, and Student Achievement

3/4
No CIERS, spring break

3/11
Presenter: Sarah Turner, Professor of Economics and Education, University of Virginia
TBA

3/18
Presenter: Shawn Martin, PhD Candidate in Economics and Public Policy
TBA

3/25
Presenter: Elizabeth Tipton, Associate Professor of Statistics at Northwestern University
TBA

4/1
Presenter: Stephanie Owen, PhD Candidate in Economics and Public Policy
College Major Choice and Beliefs about Relative Ability: An Experimental Intervention to Understand Gender Gaps in STEM

4/8
Presenter (half slot): Amanda Ketner, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies
TBA

Presenter (half slot): Emanuele Bardelli, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies
TBA

4/15
Presenter (half slot): KC Deane, PhD Candidate in Higher Education
TBA

Presenter (half slot): Sabrina Solanki, IES Post-Doctoral Fellow, Education Policy Initiative
TBA

9/11
Presenters: Stephanie Owen and Max Gross, CIERS Coordinators
Findings from CIERS climate survey and discussion

9/18
Presenter: Kevin Stange, Associate Professor of Public Policy
Attrition from administrative data: Problems and solutions with an application to higher education

9/25
Presenter: James Allen IV, PhD Candidate in Economics
Scheduling conflict: Effects of overlap in the school and farming calendars on education

10/9
Presenter: Elizabeth Burland, PhD Candidate in Sociology and Public Policy
Postsecondary Decision Making: Exploring the Choices of Low-income, High-achieving Students

10/16
Presenter: Nate Bauer, PhD Student in Higher Education

10/23
Presenter: Julien LaFortune, Research Fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California
Measuring the efficacy and efficiency of school facility expenditures

10/30
Presenter: Christian Fischer, Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California, Irvine
The impact of advanced placement credit policies on student success in STEM gateway courses

11/6
Presenter: Avery Calkins, PhD Candidate in Economics
College major and the dot-com crash

11/13
Presenter: Anna Shapiro
Over diagnosed or over-looked? The effect of age at time of school entry on students receiving special education services

11/20
Presenter: Riley Acton, PhD Candidate in Economics at Michigan State University
Local labor market shocks and community college program choices

12/4
Presenter: Michael Ricks, PhD Student in Economics
TBD

12/11
Presenter: Sutanuka Roy, Assistant Professor of Economics at Australia National University
TBD

5/22
Presenter: Fernando Furquim, PhD Candidate in Higher Education

Celeste Carruthers, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Tennessee
The Barking Smog? Air quality, power plants, and student cognition

5/29
No CIERS, Memorial Day

6/5
Presenter: Thomas Goldring, Postdoctoral Fellow at Education Policy Initiative
Income Changes and Achievement Gaps

6/12
Presenter: Michael Ricks, PhD Student in Economics
School Entry Selection and Heterogeneous Treatment: Considering Redshirting with an MTE

6/19
Presenter: Stacey Brockman, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies

6/26
Presenter: Meghan Oster, PhD Candidate in Higher Education

7/3
No CIERS, Fourth of July

7/10
Shawn Martin, PhD Student in Economics

7/17
Stephanie Owen, PhD Candidate in Economics and Public Polcy

7/24
Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado, Postdoctoal Fellow at Education Policy Initiative

7/31
Max Gross, PhD Candidate in Economics
The Causal Effects of Foster Care on Child Outcomes

8/7
Presenters: Hannah Mullman, PhD Student in Educational Studies
Nate Bauer, PhD Student in Higher Education

8/14
Amanda Ketner, PhD Student in Educational Studies

8/21
Emanuele Bardelli, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies

1/16
Presenter: Stephanie Owen, PhD Candidate in Economics and Public Policy

1/23
Presenter: Sabrina Solanki, PhD Candidate in Education Research, University of California, Irvine
Looking Beyond Academic Performance:The Influence of Instructor Gender onStudent Motivation in STEM Fields

1/30
Presenter: Matthew Diemer, Associate Professor of Education
Charting How Wealth Shapes Educational Pathways from Childhood to Early Adulthood: A Process Model

2/6
Presenter: Breyon Williams, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of South Carolina
Who Does Aid Help? Examining Heterogeneity in the Effect of Student Aid on Achievement

2/13
Presenter: Avery Calkins, PhD Candidate in Economics

2/20
Presenter: Anthony Fowlkes, Master's student in Higher Education and Public Policy

2/27
Presenter: Celeste Caruthers, Associate Professor of Economics at University of Tennessee

3/6 - No CIERS, spring break

3/13
Presenter: KC Deane, PhD Candidate in Higher Education

3/20
Presenter: Sam Stern, PhD Candidate in Economics
Endogenizing Education in a DMP Search Model

3/27
Presenter: Lillie Moffett, PhD Candidate in the Combined Program in Education and Psychology

4/3
Presenter: Kalena Cortes, Associate Professor of Economics at Texas A&M University

4/10
Presenter: Anna Shapiro, PhD Candidate in Education Studies
Michigan Great Start Readiness Program

4/17
Presenter: Fernando Furquim, PhD Candidate in Higher Education
The Consequences of Specialized Accreditation to Academic Programs

4/23 (Tue)
Presenter: David Deming, Professor of Public Policy, Education and Economics at Harvard University (joint event with ISR)

9/12
Presenter: Yang Song - Assistant Professor of Economics, Colgate University
The Effects of the Chinese College Admission Reforms on Match Quality

9/19 - open

9/26 - open

10/3
Presenter: Thomas Goldring - Postdoctoral Fellow, Education Policy Institute
TBD

10/10
Presenter: Meghan Oster - PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
What makes up a policy? A detailed analysis of Ohio's performance-based funding policy

10/17
Presenter: Riley Acton - PhD Candidate in Economics, Michigan State University
Community College Tuition, College Choices, and College Outcomes

10/24
Presenter: Lindsay Page - Assistant Professor of Education, University of Pittsburgh
TBD

10/31
Presenter: Xiaoyang Ye - PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of Michigan
Religion and Motivated Cognition: When Ramadan Meets the College Entrance Exam

11/7
Presenter: Eric Chyn - Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Virginia
The Causal Impact of Removing Children from Abusive and Neglectful Homes

11/14
Presenter: Nate Schwartz - Chief Research and Strategy Officer, TN Department of Education
TBD

11/21
Thanksgiving week, no presentation

11/28
Presenter: Vivian Wong - Assistant Professor of Research, Statistics, and Evaluation, University of Virginia
TBD

12/5
Presenter: Max Gross - PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Michigan
TBD

12/12
Presenter: Brittany Vasquez - PhD Student in Sociology and Public Policy, University of Michigan
TBD

May 22
Presenter: Shawn Martin, PhD Student in Economics
Occupation Choice - Worker Skills and Occupation Tasks

May 23
Presenter: Phil Oreopoulos, University of Toronto economics
The Remarkable Unresponsiveness to Nudging College Students: Evidence from 10 experiments over 4 years

May 29
Presenter: Avery Calkins, PhD Student in Economics
College Major Choice and the Dot-Com Crash

June 5
Presenter: Shauna Dyer, PhD Student in Sociology
Public Transfers and the Educational Attainment of Poor Mothers

June 12 - Brian Jacob
TBA

June 19
Presenter: Mark White, Research Fellow at Institute for Social Research
Are RCTs an Efficient Approach to Structure the Field of Program Evaluation?

June 26
Presenter: Katherine Michelmore and Natasha Pilkauskas
Using refundable tax credits to reduce child poverty: Differences by credit type and by child's age

July 10
Presenter: Emanuele Bardelli, PhD Student in Education
TBA

July 17
Presenter: Elizabeth Burland, PhD Student in Sociology
The Effects of Expanding Student Financial Aid: The Higher Education Act Re-Authorization of 1992

July 24
Presenter: Amanda Ketner, PhD Student in Education
TBA

July 31
Presenter: Stephanie Owen, PhD Student in Economics
The AP Program and College Outcomes

August 14
Presenter: Xiaoyang Ye, PhD Student in Higher Education
Human instruction versus machine learning: Scaling up policy interventions to reduce inequality in college access

August 15
Presenter: Daniel Kreisman, Georgia State University economics 
TBA

August 28
Presenter: Silvia Robles, Postdoctoral Fellow at Education Policy Initiative
TBA

January 10
Presenter: Sarah Cohodes, Assistant Professor, Columbia University Teachers College
Can Successful Schools Replicate? Scaling Up Boston's Charter Sector

January 17
Presenter: Max Gross, PhD Candidate in Economics
The Effect of Foster Care Placement on Educational Outcomes

January 24
Presenter: Briana Mezuk, Associate Professor School of Public Health
Debate and Academic Achievement in Urban Public School Settings

January 31
Presenter: Dominique Baker, Assistant Professor of Education Policy, Southern Methodist University
Affirmative Intervention to Reduce Stereotype Threat Bias: Experimental Evidence from a Community College

February 7
Presenter: Thomas Goldring, Postdoctoral Fellow
Schools Under Accountability Pressure Receive More Money: Evidence from Texas Under NCLB

February 14
Presenter: Abigail Wozniak, Associate Professor, Notre Dame Department of Economics
Guns and Pro-Social Behavior

February 21
Presenter: Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado, Ohio State University
Home Literacy Environment of Spanish-Speaking Latino Families

February 28
Spring Break

March 7
Presenter: Ben Alcott, Cambridge University School of Education
Accountability and Literacy in Rural India

March 21
Presenter: Kolby Gadd, PhD Student in Education
Do Students of Color and Low-Income Students Experience Lower-Quality Instruction? An Analysis of Panel Data From the MET Project

March 28 (40-minute presentations)
Presenter: Lillie Moffett, PhD Student in Combined Program in Education and Psychology
TBA
Presenter: KC Deane, PhD Student in Education
Does the Community College Baccalaureate Increase the Supply of Graduates in High-Demand Fields?

April 4
Presenter: Kalena Cortes, Associate Professor, Texas A&M Bush School of Public Policy
TBA

April 11
Presenter: Sandra Black, Audre and Bernard Rapoport Centennial Chair in Economics and Public Policy, University of Texas at Austin
Poor Little Rich Kids? The Determinants of the Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth

April 18
Presenter: Andrew Simon, PhD Candidate in Economics
Efficient Coverage of Community College Taxing Districts

September 6
Research roundtable and introduction to CIERS

September 13
Presenter: Daniel Hubbard, PhD Candidate in Economics
More Gains Than Score Gains? High School Quality and College Success (practice job talk)

October 4
Presenter: David Mickey-Pabello, PhD Candidate in Sociology
Affirmative Action Bans and Interracial Marriage

October 11
Presenters: Kevin Stange and Mark Umbricht
Variation in and Consequences of Undergraduate Class Size

October 18
Presenter: Seth Gershenson, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University
The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers

October 25
Presenter: Gail Lucasan, PhD Candidate in Economics
The Fiscal Cost of Immigration: State and Local Responses in Education Finance (practice job talk)

November 1
Presenter: Daniela Morar, PhD Candidate in Economics
Teaching Assistant Characteristics and Student STEM Outcomes (practice job talk)

November 8
Presenter: Anna Shapiro
TBD

November 15
Presenter: Xiaoyang Ye, PhD Candidate in Higher Education
Organizing Schools for the Use of Knowledge in College Choice

November 22 - Thanksgiving

November 29
Presenter: Paco Martorell, Associate Professor of Education, University of California-Davis
The Impacts of Grade Retention: Evidence from New York City

December 6
Presenter: Helen Ladd, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Duke University
Choosing Charter Schools in North Carolina: What Do Parents Value?

December 13
Presenter: Fernando Furquim, PhD Candidate at the ​Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education
College Costs Across Fields and Over Time

May 9
Culminating Event and Summer Kickoff, 11:00 - 1:00
Please join us for an ​informal research conversation over lunch. ​Discuss research ideas​,​ g​ather feedback​ and get to know people who share your academic interests.​ Followed by a panel discussion about the grant application process: what can we use them for, what kind of projects can benefit from them, who are the most generous benefactors, and how can we put together strong applications?

May 17
Presenter: ​Daniel Hubbard​, PhD Candidate in Economics​
More Gains Than Score Gains? High School Accountability and College Achievement

June 7
Presenter: ​Lesley Turner​, ​Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Maryland
How do Colleges Respond to Federal Government Ratings

June 14
Presenter: ​Julian Hsu​, PhD Candidate in Economics​
Program Evaluation Using Machine Learning and Regression Discontinuity

June 28
Presenter: ​Stephanie Owen​, PhD Pre-Candidate in Public Policy and Economics​
TBD

July 5
Presenter: ​Andrew Simon​, PhD Pre-Candidate in Economics​
The Impact of Allopathic Medical School Openings on Student Quality

July 19
Presenter: ​Max Gross​, PhD Candidate in Economics​
TBD

July 26
Presenter: Mónica Hernández​, Postdoctoral Scholar, Tulane University
TBD

August 2
Presenter: ​Josh​ua​ Hyman​, ​Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Connecticut
TBD

August 9
Presenter: ​Caroline Theoharides​, ​Assistant Professor of Economics, Amherst College
TBD

August 16
Presenter: ​Daniela Morar​, PhD Candidate in Economics​
Teaching Assistant Characteristics and Student STEM Outcomes

August 23
Presenter:​ Stacey Brockman​, PhD Pre-Candidate in Education​
Exclusionary Discipline Gaps: Evidence of Differences in Suspension and Expulsion Rates for Black and White Ninth-Graders in Michigan

August 30
Presenter: ​Xiaoyang Ye​, PhD Candidate in Education​
Making Information Work for Low-Income Students in College Choice: Experimental Evidence Under Centralized Admissions

January 11
Presenter:​ Luke Miller, Research Assistant Professor in the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
Teacher Tenure, Performance Screens, and Teacher Improvement: Tenure Reform in New York City

January 25
Presenter: Isaac McFarlin, Assistant Professor in Education and Economics, University of Florida
An Experimental Analysis of Cream Skimming in Public Schools of Choice

February 1
Presenter: Brian Jacob, Professor in Public Policy, Economics, and Education
The Impact of Charter Schools on Student Achievement: New Evidence from Michigan

February 8
Presenter: Meredith Billings, PhD Candidate in Education
The Echo of a Promise: The Impact of State-Designated Michigan Promise Zones

February 15
Presenter: Daniela Morar, PhD Candidate in Economics
Student Outcomes and TA Characteristics

February 22
Presenter: Anna Shapiro, PhD Candidate in Education
Estimating the Impact of Head Start for Children with Special Needs – A Sensitivity Analysis

March 8
Presenter: Silvia Robles, Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Policy
Using Waitlist Discontinuities to Explore the Effect of Course Scarcity on Educational Attainment at a California Community College

March 15
Presenter: Xiaoyang Ye, PhD Candidate in Education
Making Information Work for Low-Income Students in College Choice: Experimental Evidence under Centralized Admissions

March 22
Presenter: Benjamin Castleman, Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy in the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
Nudging at a National Scale: Experimental Evidence from a FAFSA Completion Campaign

March 29
Presenter: Lesley Turner, Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Maryland
ProPelled: The Effects of Grants on Graduation and Earnings

April 5
Presenter: Michal Kurlaender, Professor in Education, University of California, Davis
My Professor Cares: Experimental Evidence on the Role of Faculty Engagement

April 12
Presenter: Alan Griffith, PhD Candidate in Economics
How Many Friends Do You Have? An Empirical Investigation into Censoring-Induced Bias in Social Network Data

April 19
Presenter: Kevin Stange, Assistant Professor in Public Policy
Disparities in School Resources Across Districts and Time

April 26
Presenter: Meghan Oster, PhD Candidate in Education
Performance-based Funding

September 14
Presenter:​ Julian Hsu, PhD Candidate in Economics
What is it Good For? How College Course Experiences Influence Major Choice

September 28
Presenter: ​Carrie Xu, PhD Candidate in Economics and Information
With a Little Help from Your Friends: Evidence of Peer Effects from a Field Experiment

October 5
P​resenter: ​Sarah Cannon, Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Poli​cy​
Advanced Math Course-taking in Michigan

October 12
​Presenter: ​Adam Stevenson, Lecturer in Economics
The Effect of the Michigan Merit Reforms on College Enrollment and Coursetaking

October 19
​Presenter:​ Lesley Turner, Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Maryland
Behavioral Biases and the Design of Student Loan Repayment Schemes

October 26
Presenter: Valentina Duque, Postdoctoral Fellow in Population Studies Center
Integrating Early-Life Shocks and Human Capital Investments

November 2
​Presenter: ​Alfredo Sosa, PhD Candidate in Education and Economics
Impact of High School Mathematics Credits on Income: Evidence to Shocks to Teachers' Labor Supply

November 9
​Presenter: ​Presenter: Laura Schick, MA Candidate in Education
​Using Causal Research to Inform Public School District Goal-setting and Strategic Planning

November 16
​Presenter: ​Daniel Hubbard, PhD Candidate in Economics
The Causes and Consequences of Teacher Labor Supply: New Evidence from Michigan

November 30
Presenter: Celeste Carruthers, Associate Professor in Economics and Research Associate Professor in the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Promises Kept? Free Community College and Attainment in Tennessee

December 7
Presenter: Andrew Ho, Professor in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Linking U.S. School District Test Score Distributions to a Common Scale

May 12 Culminating Event, 11:30 - 2:00
Join an informal discussion with fellow CIERS attendees, propose new education research ideas for feedback and/or potential collaboration, and ask advice and pick the brains of several editors of education research journals

May 17
Presenter: Joshua Hyman, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Connecticut
No Child Left Relaxed? The Effect of Test-Based Accountability on Childhood Anxiety and Mental Health

June 15
Presenter: Katherine Michelmore, Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Policy
The Impact of Information: Evaluating a Financial Aid Promise on College Applications

June 22
Presenter: Molly Hawkins, PhD Candidate in Economics
Gender Gaps in STEM College Major Choices

June 29
Presenter: Silvia Robles, Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Policy
TBA

July 13
Presenter: Carrie Xu, PhD Candidate in Economics and Information
Peer Effects in Education: A Field Experiment

July 27
Presenter: Andrew Litten, PhD Candidate in Economics and Public Policy
State and Local Resources Responses to Federal Education Grants

August 3
Presenter: Sarah Cannon, Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Policy
Advanced Math Course-taking in Michigan

August 10
Presenter: Meredith Billings, PhD Candidate in Education
Cultivating a College-Going Culture: Evidence from the Kalamazoo Promise

August 17
Presenter: Olga Yakusheva, Associate Professor of Nursing and Public Health
Maternal Education and Birth Outcomes

August 24
Presenter: Alan Griffith, PhD Candidate in Economics
Random Assignment with Non-Random Peers: A Structural Approach to Counterfactual Treatment Assessment

August 31
Presenter: Andrew Litten, PhD Candidate in Economics and Public Policy
Deunionization and Resources in Education

January 13
Presenter: ​Kolby Gadd, School of Education
The Causes and Consequences of Teacher Labor Supply: New Evidence from Michigan

January 20
Topic: Speed Chat: Inter-Group Discussion

January 27
Presenter: Julian Hsu, PhD Candidate in Economics
Regression Discontinuity in College Math Recommendations

February 3
Presenter: Sarah Cannon, Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Policy
Advanced Course Options in Michigan Public High Schools

February 10
Presenter: Valetina Duque, Postdoctoral Fellow in Population Studies
Integrating Early Life Shocks and Human Capital Investments

February 17
Presenter: CJ Libassi, Research Area Specialist in Public Policy
Figuring Out Fadeout: Exploring the Persistence of Treatment Effects in Early Childhood Education Programs

February 24
​Presenter: ​Daniel Hubbard, PhD Candidate in Economics
The Impact of Local Labor Market Shocks on Education Outcomes: Evidence from Plant Closings in Michigan

March 2
Presenter: Yang Song, Assistant Professor in Economics at Colgate University
Gender Differences in School Choice

March 9
Presenter: Jennifer Jennings, NYU Sociology
Leveling the Playing Field for School Choice in NYC

March 16
Presenters: Paul Courant, Professor of Public Policy ​and
Jeffrey Smith, Professor of Economics​ and Public Policy​
Medical School Salaries at Michigan

March 23
Presenter: Andrew Litten, PhD Candidate in Economics and Public Policy
The Fiscal Implications of Deunionization: Evidence from the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill

March 30
​Presenter: ​Meredith Billings, PhD Candidate in the School of Education
TBA

April 6
Presenter: Pieter De Vlieger, Economics
The Individual Prescription Behavior of Physicians

April 6
Presenter: Anna Shapiro, Education
Preschool and Special Needs Placement: Learning more from the Head Start Impact Study

April 13
Presenter: Phil Oreopoulos, Toronto Economics
Texting Students to Help Achieve Their Goals

April 20
Presenter: Xiaoyang Ye, PhD Pre-candidate in Education
Fiscal Competition and Coordination: Evidence from China

April 27
Presenter: Silvia Robles, PhD Candidate in Economics at Harvard University
Teacher Value Added in For-Profit Higher Education

Presenter: Kevin Stange, Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Variation in Instructor Effectiveness in Higher Ed