• Contributed to all aspects of the Center on Higher Education Reform’s research portfolio, including policy research, writing, and data analytics.• Researched a wide-ranging set of higher education policies, including higher education finance, federal student aid policies, student loan repayment, accountability reform, college completion, short-term credentials, international higher education, and intergenerational mobility in higher education.• Used qualitative and quantitative… Show more • Contributed to all aspects of the Center on Higher Education Reform’s research portfolio, including policy research, writing, and data analytics.• Researched a wide-ranging set of higher education policies, including higher education finance, federal student aid policies, student loan repayment, accountability reform, college completion, short-term credentials, international higher education, and intergenerational mobility in higher education.• Used qualitative and quantitative research methods to study higher education policy legislation, including the PROSPER Act, Aim Higher Act, LOAN Act, HERO Act, and others.• Regularly authored short-form blogs and op-eds related to higher education policy. Writing has appeared in RealClearEd, National Review, AEIdeas, and other outlets. • Coordinated all public and private events for the AEI’s Center on Higher Education Reform, including The Future of American Higher Education Working Group (chaired by Dr. Andrew P. Kelly, Mr. Jason D. Delisle, and Mr. Kevin Carey), and The Higher Education Workshop Series (chaired by Mr. Jason D. Delisle).• Recent research includes Winners and Losers: Universities and the Pursuit of the American Dream (with Jorge Klor de Alva, 2020); Economic Mobility Conundrums: A Closer Look at the Opportunity Insights University Rankings (with Jason D. Delisle, 2020); and School District Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Rounds 1-6 (with Nat Malkus, Lexi West, and Jess Schurz, 2020). • Other research includes Pell Grant Mission Creep: How a Federal Program for Low-income Students Expanded to the Middle Class (with Jason D. Delisle, 2019); The Merit Aid Illusion: Hidden Winners in a Competition for Affluent College Students (with Jason D. Delisle, 2019); Federal Student Loan Defaults: What Happens After Borrowers Default and Why (with Jason D. Delisle and Preston Cooper, 2018); and Improving Skills Through America’s Workforce Development System (with Kevin Bauman, 2018). Show less

• Assists with the research, editing, and writing for the Center on Higher Education Reform’s policy work.• Studies higher education policy, with a focus on higher education finance, federal budget costs, and federal student aid policies.• Coordinates Mr. Jason D. Delisle’s schedule, including his research portfolio, media inquiries, and interview requests.

• Plan and lead biweekly Student Advisory Board meetings• Lead group discussions on politics, current events, policy, and government• Recruit new students to join SAB and respond to all membership inquiries• Plan, coordinate, and interview local and national guest speakers for events (including Johanna Maska, Andy Kroll, Max Eden, Melinda Lewis, Micah Kubic, Robert Warrior, Henry "C.J." Jackson, and Shonnon Portillo)• Plan banquets, dinners, and other events at the Dole… Show more • Plan and lead biweekly Student Advisory Board meetings• Lead group discussions on politics, current events, policy, and government• Recruit new students to join SAB and respond to all membership inquiries• Plan, coordinate, and interview local and national guest speakers for events (including Johanna Maska, Andy Kroll, Max Eden, Melinda Lewis, Micah Kubic, Robert Warrior, Henry "C.J." Jackson, and Shonnon Portillo)• Plan banquets, dinners, and other events at the Dole Institute (such as Party on the Patio, End-of-Year Banquet, and Etiquette Dinners)• Oversee and direct the Social Chair and Service Chair in planning social and service events for the Student Advisory Board• Author biweekly newsletters sent to all members of the Student Advisory Board• Chair the Student Advisory Board Program Planning Committee• Manage the Student Advisory Board budget; obtain catering bids, check and confirm orders, report spending to supervisors• Coordinate with other student workers to assist with Discussion Groups, Pizza & Politics events, and regular nightly programming at the Dole Institute• Work with campus partners to sponsor University-wide events• Work with Scheduling and Marketing Specialists to obtain all necessary advertising and publicity for Student Advisory Board events • Previous Positions at the Dole Institute of Politics include Student Advisory Board Discussion Group Student Coordinator, four-year member, and Archive Student Assistant. Show less

• Conduct research relating to the employment and occupational prestige of disabled persons on a state-by-state level to be used for the creation of an online interactive index that evaluates the Americans with Disabilities Act twenty-five years after its passage.• Prepare teacher survey data from the Shawnee Mission school district comparing the effectiveness of Professional Learning Communities in schools and their implication on student achievement and graduation.• Organize and… Show more • Conduct research relating to the employment and occupational prestige of disabled persons on a state-by-state level to be used for the creation of an online interactive index that evaluates the Americans with Disabilities Act twenty-five years after its passage.• Prepare teacher survey data from the Shawnee Mission school district comparing the effectiveness of Professional Learning Communities in schools and their implication on student achievement and graduation.• Organize and analyzes education data using STATA, Excel, and other analytical software programs. Show less

• Facilitated education policy mail analysis on behalf of President Barack Obama by individually reading, categorizing, and coding 200+ pieces of correspondence from the U.S. public each day.• Briefed staff on emerging trends in education policy correspondence, including federal student loan inquiries, college affordability, PreK-12 policy, STEM programs, and learning disabilities.• Sampled correspondence to be sent directly to the President in his White House Daily… Show more • Facilitated education policy mail analysis on behalf of President Barack Obama by individually reading, categorizing, and coding 200+ pieces of correspondence from the U.S. public each day.• Briefed staff on emerging trends in education policy correspondence, including federal student loan inquiries, college affordability, PreK-12 policy, STEM programs, and learning disabilities.• Sampled correspondence to be sent directly to the President in his White House Daily Briefing.• Managed data and records; edited web apps and templates using HTML and JavaScript; created workflow rules and regular expressions to organize ~3,000 daily messages into policy portfolios.• Constructed and ran reports to track public correspondence, policy topics, and current events.• Reduced a 2,500+ letter backlog to zero by coordinating data cleanup with CRM administrators. Show less

• Researched a variety of education policy subjects including NAEP Scores, social welfare spending, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, Common Core testing, and school budgets.• Assisted scholars and research assistants by compiling data from the National Center on Education Statistics and other government sources relating to current and past education policy proposals.• Copy-edited AEI education policy papers and formated citations and end-notes.

• Headed research collection for three categories of Brookings’s 2015 Education Choice and Competition Index including virtual school options, budget allocations, and district verification.• Contacted 100+ school districts to verify NCES reports and collect qualitative and quantitative data about school choice programs, enrollment rates, budget, and student achievement.• Synthesized reports and articles concerning education policy developments, monitored ESEA reauthorization, and… Show more • Headed research collection for three categories of Brookings’s 2015 Education Choice and Competition Index including virtual school options, budget allocations, and district verification.• Contacted 100+ school districts to verify NCES reports and collect qualitative and quantitative data about school choice programs, enrollment rates, budget, and student achievement.• Synthesized reports and articles concerning education policy developments, monitored ESEA reauthorization, and briefed scholars on Senate HELP committee hearings. Show less