Jonathan Mills

208 Graduate Education Building
College of Education and Health Professions
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-6345
Fax: (479) 575-3196
jnm003@uark.edu

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EDUCATION

• University of Arkansas –  Ph.D. in Education Policy, expected May 2015
• University of Missouri – M.A. in Economics, 2008‎
• University of Missouri – B.S. in Economics, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2007‎

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• University of Arkansas, Doctoral Academy Fellow, Department of Education Reform, August 2011 – present
• University of Arkansas, Instructor for Mathematics Boot Camp, Department of Education Reform, August 2012
• University of Arkansas, Teaching Assistant for EDRE 6223: Research Seminar, Department of Education Reform, September 2010-December 2010
• University of Arkansas, Teaching Assistant for Mathematics Boot Camp, Department of Education Reform, August 2010

EMPLOYMENT

• University of Arkansas, Graduate Assistant, Department of Education Reform, August 2011 – present
• University of Arkansas, Research Associate, Department of Education Reform, January 2009 – July 2011
• University of Missouri, Research Assistant, Division of Enrollment Management, March 2008 – December 2008
• University of Missouri, Teacher’s Assistant, Department of Economics, March 2007 – May 2008
• University of Missouri, Research Assistant, Department of Economics, May 2007 – August 2007

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Mills, J. N. (forthcoming). Behaviors, Non-cognitive Skills, and School Choice – A Review. Journal of School Choice. Fall 2013.
• Mills, J. N. (2013). The Achievement Impacts of Arkansas Open-enrollment Charter Schools. Journal of Education Finance, 38(4), 320-342.

REPORTS

• Van Beek, M., Bowen, D., Mills, J. (2012). The Michigan Public High School Context and Performance Report Card. Midland, MI: The Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
• Greene, J. P., Kisida, B., & Mills, J. N. (2010, August). Administrative Bloat at American Universities: The Real Reason for High Costs in Higher Education (Goldwater Policy Report No. 239). Phoenix, AZ: The Goldwater Institute.
• Greene, J. P., Mills, J. N., & Buck, S (2010, April). The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program’s Effect on School Integration (Milwaukee Evaluation Report No. 20). Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas, The School Choice Demonstration Project.

WORKING PAPERS

• Bowen, D. H., Buck, S., Deck, C., Mills, J. N. & Shuls, J. V. (2013, January). Risky Business: An Experimental Evaluation of Teacher Risk Preferences (EDRE Working Paper 2013-01).
• Mills, J. N., McGee, J. M., & Greene, J. P. (2013, March). An Analysis of the Effect of Consolidation on Student Achievement: Evidence from Arkansas (EDRE Working Paper No. 2013-02).
• Bowen, D. H. & Mills, J. N. (2012, November). Does Merit Pay Attract a Different Type of Teacher? Evidence from a Lab Experiment.