Publications

I've long been interested in understanding how policies shape the lives of everyday people, which policies improve outcomes, and for whom. Here's the list of prior and current research. You can also find me on Google Scholar.

Peer-reviewed publications

Pride and Prejudice: Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Announcements and LGBT Hate Crimes

with Zehra Valencia & Robert Pettis

Journal of Law and Economics, 65(4): 811–835, 2022

Free Lunch for All! The Effect of the Community Eligibility Provision on Academic Outcomes

with John Gordanier, Orgul Ozturk & Crystal Zhan

Economics of Education Review, 77: 101999, 2020

The Spillover Benefits of Expanding Access to Preschool

Economics of Education Review, 70: 127–143, 2019 · Press release

The Effects of Partisan Elections on Political and Policy Outcomes: Evidence from North Carolina School Boards

with Andrew Hill & Daniel Jones

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2026

Policy & evaluation reports

Failing to Extend the Enhanced ACA Premium Tax Credits is an Attack on Working-Class Black Families and Major Metro Areas

with Kyle K. Moore

Economic Policy Institute, Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy, 2026

The Effects of Expanding Pell Grant Eligibility for Short Occupational Training Programs

Institute of Education Sciences / NCEE, 2024

Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative: Impacts on Student Outcomes

Mathematica / IES / NCEE, 2024 (Interim Report)

The Impact of Regional Sectoral Training Partnerships: Findings from America's Promise

Mathematica, 2023

Impacts of Uncommon Schools in a Turnaround Setting

Mathematica, 2021

The Effects of Parenting Programs for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers

OPRE / ACF / HHS, 2021

Working papers

Who Does Aid Help? Examining Heterogeneity in the Effect of Grant Aid on Achievement

SSRN working paper