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Kevin Stange

Associate Professor of Public Policy

Kevin Stange is an associate professor of public policy at the University of Michigan where he teaches graduate courses in higher education policy, economics, and quantitative methods. He is also a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of…

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Nicole Wagner Lam

Associate Director

ncwag@umich.edu

(734) 615-6978

Nicole Wagner Lam is the Associate Director for the Education Policy Initiative. In her role, she provides executive leadership and administrative management, develops collaborative state and local partnerships, and supports the overall growth of the…

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Christina Weiland

Associate Professor of Education

weilandc@umich.edu

(734) 615-1530

Christina Weiland is an associate professor at the University of Michigan's School of Education, with a courtesy appointment at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and affiliations with the Educational Studies department, the Combined Program…

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Peter Bahr

Associate Professor of Education

prbahr@umich.edu

Peter Bahr is an associate research professor at the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Michigan School of Education. In his research, Dr. Bahr seeks to deconstruct students' pathways into, through, and out of community…

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Michael Bastedo

Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies; Professor, School of Education

bastedo@umich.edu

Michael Bastedo has scholarly interests in the governance, politics, and organization of public higher education, with particular interests in stratification, college admissions, rankings, and low-income students. He received the Early Career…

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John Bound

George E. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Economics and Director of Doctoral Admissions

jbound@umich.edu

734-647-2319

John Bound is George E. Johnson collegiate professor of economics, director of doctoral admissions at the University of Michigan. Dr. Bound is an empirically oriented labor economist. Much of Bound's research has focused on the effect of health on…

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W. Carson Byrd

Associate Research Scientist in the Center for the Study of Higher & Postsecondary Education

wcbyrd@umich.edu

Dr. W. Carson Byrd is an Associate Research Scientist in the Center for the Study of Higher & Postsecondary Education. His research examines the mechanisms of racism within higher education and in broader society, racialization of science and…

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Stephen DesJardins

Marvin W. Peterson Collegiate Professor of Education; Professor Public Policy, Evaluation Faculty Lead

sdesj@umich.edu

734-647-1984

Stephen L. DesJardins teaches courses related to public policy in higher education, economics and finances in postsecondary education, statistical methods, and institutional research and policy analysis. His research interests include student…

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Nell K. Duke

Professor, School of Education

nkduke@umich.edu

(734) 615-0586

Nell Duke’s work focuses on early literacy development, particularly among children living in poverty. Her specific areas of expertise include development of informational reading and writing in young children, comprehension development and…

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Susan M. Dynarski

Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

dynarski@umich.edu

Susan M. Dynarski is a professor at Harvard University, where she holds an appointment at the Graduate School of Education. She recently moved from the University of Michigan, where she held appointments in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public…

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Ben Hansen

Associate Professor of Statistics, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, and Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

bbh@umich.edu

734-647-5456

Ben Hansen develops research methods that aim to sharpen comparisons of subjects receiving an intervention to subjects receiving a control condition, particularly nonrandomized comparisons, and to improve communication and understanding of remaining…

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Brian A. Jacob

Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy; Professor of Public Policy, Economics, and Education

bajacob@umich.edu

(734) 615-6994

Brian A. Jacob is the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy and professor of economics at the Ford School, and is co-director of the Youth Policy Lab. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Brian came…

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Brian McCall

Professor of Education, Economics and Public Policy

bpmccall@umich.edu

734-647-8366

Brian McCall is a professor of education, economics and public policy at the University of Michigan, where he holds appointments at the School of Education, Department of Economics and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He is a visiting…

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Timothy McKay

Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Physics, Astronomy, and Education, Physical & Natural Sciences; Diversity Scholar; National Center for Institutional Diversity; U-M DSN

tamckay@umich.edu

Timothy McCay is Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Professor of Physics, Professor of Astronomy, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Professor of Education, School of Education. I am a data…

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Katherine Michelmore

Associate Professor of Public Policy

kmichelm@umich.edu

Katherine Michelmore is an associate professor of public policy at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Previously, she was assistant professor of public administration and international affairs at Syracuse…

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Fabian T. Pfeffer

Associate Professor and Department Associate Chair

fpfeffer@umich.edu

734-763-6020

Fabian Pfeffer's research investigates social inequality and its maintenance across time and generations. His current work focuses on wealth inequality and its consequences for the next generation, the transmission of inequality across multiple…

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Natasha Pilkauskas

Associate Professor of Public Policy

npilkaus@umich.edu

Natasha Pilkauskas' research considers how social policy might improve the developmental and life trajectories of low-income children. She has looked at living arrangements of low-income children, especially those who live with grandparents, as well…

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Deborah Rivas-Drake

Professor, School of Education; Professor Psychology, College of Literature, Science and the Arts

drivas@umich.edu

(734) 647-0614

Deborah Rivas-Drake, is a Professor of Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan. Together with the Contexts of Academic + Socioemotional Adjustment (CASA) Lab, she examines how school, peer, family, and community settings can support…

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Awilda Rodriguez

Associate Professor, University of Maryland College of Education

Awilda Rodriguez is an associate professor in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education at the University of Maryland. Her research is at the intersection of higher education policy, college access and choice, and the…

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Matthew Ronfeldt

Associate Professor and Faculty Associate

ronfeldt@umich.edu

734-936-3656

Matt Ronfeldt seeks to understand how to improve teaching quality, particularly in schools and districts that serve marginalized students. His research sits at the intersection of educational practice and policy and focuses on teacher preparation,…

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Brian Rowan

Burke A. Hinsdale Collegiate Professor and Research Professor

browan@umich.edu

734-615-0286

Brian Rowan is the Burke A. Hinsdale Collegiate Professor in Education, a research professor at the Institute for Social Research, and a professor of sociology at the University of Michigan. A sociologist by training (PhD, Stanford University),…

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Joseph P. Ryan

Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, ISR

joryan@umich.edu

(734) 763-6580

Joe Ryan's research and teaching build upon his direct practice experiences with child welfare and juvenile justice populations. Dr. Ryan is the Co-Director of the Child and Adolescent Data Lab an applied research center focused on using data to…

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Kristin Seefeldt

Associate Professor of Social work and Public Policy

kseef@umich.edu

734-615-2113

Kristin S. Seefeldt is the associate director of Poverty Solutions and an associate professor of social work, with a courtesy appointment at the Ford School. She holds a PhD in public policy and sociology from the University of Michigan. Her work…

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Robin Tepper Jacob

Associate Research Professor

rjacob@umich.edu

734-647-4194

Robin Tepper Jacob is an associate research professor at the Institute for Social Research and the School of Education at the University of Michigan. She is also co-director of the Youth Policy Lab, a partnership between the Survey Research Center…

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Megan Tompkins-Stange

Associate Professor of Public Policy

mtompkin@umich.edu

734-615-4261

Megan Tompkins-Stange is an associate professor of public policy at the Ford School. She is the author of Policy Patrons: Philanthropy, Education Reform, and the Politics of Influence (Harvard Education Press, 2016). She is a scholar of education…

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Basit Zafar

Professor of Economics

bzafar@umich.edu

(734) 763-9810

Basit Zafar is an applied microeconomist. His research is focused on labor economics, economics of education, and household finance. Specifically, his work seeks to understand how individuals make decisions under uncertainty. Professor Zafar's…

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Sarah Burch

Research Assistant

smburch@umich.edu

Sarah Burch is a Master's candidate in Educational Studies, with a concentration in Educational Equity, Justice, and Social Transformation at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include how educational policy is shaped by activism…

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Jasmina Camo-Biogradlija

Senior Project Manager

camoj@umich.edu

(734) 763-2993

Jasmina Camo-Biogradlija is the senior project manager for the Education Policy Initiative. Jasmina serves as the liaison to state agencies and works with government and non-profit partners on identifying research priorities, collecting and analyzing…

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Emily Cao

Student Graphic Designer

emilycao@umich.edu

Emily Cao is from New York City and is currently pursuing a BSI degree at the University of Michigan's School of Information concentrating in UX Design and a BA degree at the University of Michigan's Penny W. Stamps School Of Art & Design…

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Sophia Dara

Research Assistant

sdara@umich.edu

Sophia Dara is an undergraduate senior pursuing a BA in Public Policy at UM. She also has minors in Education for Empowerment: Advancing Equity through Education Policy and Spanish. Her areas of interest include early childhood and K-12 education,…

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