By gathering a critical mass of leading researchers focused on education reform, the Department of Education Reform will be uniquely positioned to have a meaningful impact on education policy research and the quality of schools.

FACULTY

Robert M. Costrell, Ph.D.

Endowed Chair in Education Accountability, Professor of Education Reform and Economics

Jay P. Greene, Ph.D.

Jay P. Greene, Ph.D., Endowed Chair and Head of the Department of Education Reform

Reed Greenwood, Ed.D.

Professor

Robert Maranto, Ph.D.

Endowed Chair in Leadership

Gary Ritter, Ph.D.

Endowed Chair in Education Policy

Sandra Stotsky, Ed.D.

Professor Emerita

Julie Trivitt, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Patrick J. Wolf, Ph.D.

Professor and 21st Century Endowed Chair in School Choice

STAFF – DER

Caleb Rose

Research Assistant, OEP

Brian Kisida

Research Associate

Charlene Reid

Data Analyst

Dirk C. van Raemdonck, Ph.D.

Graduate Coordinator and Chief of Staff

STAFF – SCHOOL CHOICE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

Robert M. Costrell, Ph.D.

Endowed Chair in Education Accountability, Professor of Education Reform and Economics

Patrick J. Wolf, Ph.D.

Professor and 21st Century Endowed Chair in School Choice

Michael McShane

Distinguished Doctoral Fellow

Kim Torres

Research Assistant

Jonathan Mills

Doctoral Academy Fellow

Jay P. Greene, Ph.D.

Jay P. Greene, Ph.D., Endowed Chair and Head of the Department of Education Reform

Brian Kisida

Research Associate

Anna Jacob Egalite

Doctoral Academy Fellow

Albert Cheng

Distinguished Doctoral Fellow

STAFF – Office for EDUCATION POLICY

Caleb Rose

Research Assistant, OEP

Gary Ritter, Ph.D.

Endowed Chair in Education Policy

Jennifer Ash

Graduate Assistant

Michael L. Crouch

Research Associate

Reed Greenwood, Ed.D.

Professor

Sarah Burks

Doctoral Academy Fellow

Doctoral Academy Fellow

Stuart Buck

Distinguished Doctoral Fellow

ADVISORY BOARDS

Technical Board of Advisors

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David Figlio - Northwestern University
Jim Guthrie - Southern Methodist University
Eric Hanushek - Stanford University
Carolyn Herrington - Florida State University
Caroline Hoxby - Stanford University
Rebecca Maynard - University of Pennsylvania
Paul Peterson - Harvard University
Michael Podgursky - University of Missouri-Columbia
John Witte - University of Wisconsin
Kenneth Wong - Brown University

OEP Community Advisory Board

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Richard Abernathy – Executive Director, Arkansas Association for Educational Administrators
Senator Shane Broadway – Arkansas State Legislature
John Brown, III – Executive Director, Windgate Foundation
Senator Steve Bryles – Arkansas State Legislature
Gary Compton – Superintedent, Bentonville Public Schools
Debbie Davis – Director, Arkansas Leadership Academy
Melanie Fox – Little Rock School Board
Luke Gordy – Executive Director, Arkansans for Education Reform
Jerry Guess – Superintendent, Camden-Fairview School District
Frank Holman – Superintendent, Lincoln School District
Senator Jimmy Jeffress – Arkansas State Legislature
Laura Kellams – Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
Tom Kimbrell – Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Education
Alice Mahony – Arkansas State Board of Education
Matt McClure – Superintendent, Cross County School District
John Pijanowski – University of Arkansas, College of Education and Health Professions
Representative David Rainey – Arkansas State Legislature
Vicki Saviers – Arkansas State Board of Education
Quentin Suffren – Chief, Academic Officer, The Learning Institute
Valerie Tatum – Executive Director, Covenant Keepers Charter School
Representative Bruce Westerman – Arkansas State Legislature

School Choice Demonstration Project Advisory Board

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David E. Campbell - Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame

David Figlio - Orrington Lunt Professor of Education & Social Policy, Northwestern University

Laura Hamilton - Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation

Jeffrey Henig - Professor of Political Science & Education, Teachers College Columbia University

Frederick Hess - Director of Education Policy, American Enterprise Institute

Tom Loveless - Senior Fellow, Brown Center on Education Policy, Brookings Institution

Thomas Nechyba - Professor of Economics and Social Policy, Duke University

Paul E. Peterson - Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government, Harvard University

Andrew Rotherham - President, Bellwether Education

Robert Yin - President, COSMOS Corporation

The SCDP Research Advisory Board (RAB) meets once a year to provide insight, guidance, and oversight over the design, implementation, and reporting of SCDP evaluations. Board members are selected based on their expertise in the fields of educational research, social science analysis, and program evaluation.