Justin Hill is a Ph.D. student at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. His current research interests focus on the improvement of teacher quality in the United States and the connection between educational policies and long-term student outcomes. Prior to pursuing his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins, Justin worked as a classroom teacher in both the United States and South Korea. Justin holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland as well as an M.Ed. in Secondary Education from Lehigh University.