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.