Directory

Silvia Robles was a postdoctoral fellow with the Ford School's Education Policy Initiative. Her research interests include the economics of education and labor studies. Her work focuses on the transition between high school and college, and on…

Rosen joined MDRC in 2014 and is currently co-director of MDRC’s Center for Effective Career and Technical Education (CTE), which incubates new ideas, synthesizes findings and lessons learned, and disseminates this knowledge to…

Nathaniel Schwartz is a professor of practice at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. He leads Annenberg’s efforts to develop local partnerships that directly improve the quality of schools and experiences of students while…

Anna Shapiro's research focuses on the effects of early childhood programs and policies on young children’s cognitive and socioemotional outcomes. She is particularly focused on the effects of early childhood programs on children with or at-risk for…

Andrew Simon is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago and the John Mitchell Lab.  Prior to that, Andrew was a Ph.D. candidate in economics at the University of Michigan and an Institute of Education…

Sabrina Solanki completed her IES Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Her research focused on higher education policy, teacher effectiveness, STEM education, and the evaluation of education…

Marissa Thompson is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. Her research focuses on the causes and consequences of racial and socioeconomic inequality, with an emphasis on understanding the role of education in producing disparate…

Dr. Mark Wiederspan is the former Executive Director for Iowa College Aid. Mark joined Iowa College Aid as Executive Research Officer in June 2018 and was named Division Administrator for Research and Communications in August 2019. Before returning…

Xiaoyang Ye is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Education Policy in the Annenberg Institute at Brown University. He studies the economics of education, with a focus on understanding and advancing education policies to reduce poverty and inequality. He…

Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado was an IES Postdoctoral Fellow with the Ford School’s Education Policy Initiative from 2018-2020. Her research interests include early childhood, child development, and the contextual factors that accompany these experiences…