Presentations

Below is a list of peer-reviewed conference presentations.  Please see my CV for a list of other presentations. 

  • Do They Stay or Do They Go? Teacher Attrition in Tennessee’s Turnaround Schools. Joint work with Lam D. Pham. APPAM conference: Virtual, November 11-13, 2020.
  • A Descriptive Analysis of Cream-Skimming and Pushout in Choice versus Traditional Public Schools.  Joint work with Ron Zimmer and Andrew McEachin.  AERA conference: San Francisco, CA, April 17-21, 2020.  (Conference canceled).
  • General Equilibrium Effects of Recruiting High-Performing Teachers for School Turnaround: Evidence from Tennessee.  Joint work with Gary Henry, Lam Pham, and Ron Zimmer.  AERA conference: San Francisco, CA, April 17-21, 2020.  (Conference canceled).
  • Alternatives for Whom? Trends in Alternative Charter Network Enrollment and Student and Staff Characteristics. Joint work with Sarah Rabovsky and Morgan Polikoff.  AERA conference: San Francisco, CA, April 17-21, 2020. (Conference canceled).
  • Trends in Alternative School Enrollment: A National Perspective. Joint work with Sarah Rabovsky & Morgan Polikoff. AEFP conference: Ft. Worth, TX, March 19-21, 2020.
  • What Teachers Want: School-Level Factors Predicting Teachers’ Decisions to Work in Turnaround Schools. Joint work with Samantha Viano, Lam Pham, Gary T. Henry, & Ron Zimmer. SREE conference: Crystal City, VA, March 11-14, 2020.
  • Evaluating the Community Eligibility Provision Program: Evidence from Tennessee.  AERA conference: Toronto, ON, Canada, April 5-9, 2019.
  • North Carolina’s Charter Schools After Twenty Years: How Are They Doing Now?  Joint work with Andrew McEachin & Doug Lauen.  AEFP conference: Kansas City, MO, March 21-23, 2019.
  • Peeking into the Black Box of School Turnaround: A Formal Test of Mediators and Suppressors.  Joint work with Gary Henry, Lam Pham & Ron Zimmer.  AEFP conference: Kansas City, MO, March 21-23, 2019.
  • Evaluating the Community Eligibility Provision Program: Evidence from Tennessee.  APPAM conference: Washington, DC, November 8-10, 2018.
  • An Extended Evaluation of Tennessee’s Achievement School District and Local Innovation Zones.  Joint work with Lam Pham, Gary Henry, & Ron Zimmer. APPAM conference: Washington, DC, November 8-10, 2018.
  • Is It a Zero-Sum Game? Systemic Effects of Recruiting High-Performing Teachers for School Turnaround.  Joint work with Gary Henry, Ron Zimmer & Lam Pham. AEFP conference: Portland, OR, March 15-17, 2018.
  • Free Meals for All: The Effect of the Community Eligibility Provision Program in Tennessee. AEFP conference: Portland, OR, March 15-17, 2018.
  • Investigating Selective Enrollment Practices in North Carolina’s Schools of Choice. Joint work with Andrew McEachin. APPAM conference: Chicago, IL, November 2-4, 2017.
  • Is It a Zero-Sum Game? Systemic Effects of Recruiting High-Performing Teachers for School Turnaround.  Joint work with Gary Henry, Ron Zimmer & Lam Pham. APPAM conference: Chicago, IL, November 2-4, 2017.
  • Dynamics of the Teacher Labor Market in the 21st Century: Theoretical Underpinnings and an Empirical Investigation.  Joint work with Samantha L. Viano, Lam Pham, Gary T. Henry & Ron Zimmer.  AERA conference: San Antonio, TX, April 27 – May 1, 2017.
  • School Choice in North Carolina: Is Selective Enrollment at Play?  Joint work with Andrew McEachin.  AEFP conference: Washington, DC, Match 16-18, 2017.
  • A Comprehensive Examination of the Performance Levels of Students Served by Tennessee’s Charter Schools: An Update.  Joint work with Ron Zimmer.  AEFP conference: Washington, DC, March 16-18, 2017.
  • The Effects of School Turnaround in Tennessee’s Achievement School District and Innovation Zones.  Joint work with Ron Zimmer & Gary T. Henry.  APPAM conference: Washington, DC, November 3-5, 2016.
  • The Role of Governance in School Turnaround Policies: The Case of Tennessee’s Achievement School District.  Joint work with Ron Zimmer & Gary T. Henry.  AERA conference: Washington, DC, April 8-12, 2016.
  • Evaluating Turnaround Policies for State Takeover of Low-Performing Schools in Tennessee.  Joint work with Ron Zimmer & Gary T. Henry.  AEFP conference: Denver, CO, March 17-19, 2016.
  • Student Mobility in Tennessee’s Schools of Choice: Is There Evidence of Strategic Selection of Students?  Joint work with Ron Zimmer.  UCEA conference: San Diego, CA, November 20-23, 2015.
  • Dynamics of the Teacher Labor Market in the 21st Century: Theoretical Underpinnings and an Empirical Investigation.  Joint work with Gary T. Henry, Samantha L. Viano, Ron Zimmer, & Eryn Block. APPAM conference: Miami, FL, November 12-14, 2015.
  • A Comprehensive Examination of the Performance Levels and Churn of Students Served by Tennessee’s Charter Schools.  Joint work with Ron Zimmer.  APPAM conference: Miami, FL, November 12-14, 2015.
  • The Impact of Priority School Interventions on Student Achievement in Tennessee’s Lowest-Performing Schools.  AERA conference: Chicago, IL, April 16-20, 2015.
  • A Comparison of Accountability Policies on Identifying and Addressing Low-Performing Schools: the United States, England, Korea, and Finland.  CIES conference: Washington, D.C., March 8-13, 2015.
  • Does Working in High School Increase the Likelihood of Dropping Out?  AEFP conference: Washington, D.C., February 26-28, 2015.
  • The Dynamics of School Turnaround: Student Mobility in the Achievement School District.  Joint work with Gary T. Henry, Ron Zimmer & Jonathon Attridge. AEFP conference: Washington, D.C., February 26-28, 2015.