Our Members

Who we are

The Network brings together expertise that is often siloed, including methodologists, evaluators, policy researchers, R&D leaders, and evidence intermediaries, because that is how evidence work is structured in practice. Many evidence failures occur at the boundaries, when findings are translated into claims, and claims into action.

Methodologists & Statistical Design

Luke Miratrix

Harvard University

causal inference · statistical practice · design-based reasoning

Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and affiliate faculty in Statistics. His work focuses on how modern statistical methods are used in applied social science contexts.

Jessaca Spybrook

University of South Carolina

multilevel design · statistical power · impact studies

Professor of Research Methods whose work focuses on improving the design and analysis of impact studies in education.

Elizabeth Tipton

Northwestern University

generalizability · causal transport · external validity

Professor of Statistics and Data Science focused on developing methods and tools for making stronger causal generalizations.

Vivian Wong

University of Virginia

field experiments · regression discontinuity · implementation

Associate Professor in Research, Statistics, and Evaluation whose work focuses on evaluating interventions in early childhood and K–12 systems.

Measurement & Data Science

Ben Domingue

Stanford University

measurement · learning data · computational methods

Associate Professor at Stanford working at the intersection of education data, measurement, and computational social science.

Brian Wright

University of Virginia

data science · education policy · quantitative methods

Faculty member focused on applying data science methods to understand educational systems and policy-relevant questions.

R&D and Implementation

Kelly Hallberg

University of Chicago

program evaluation · youth development · intervention design

Researcher focused on designing and evaluating programs that improve outcomes for youth and communities.

Erin Higgins

Align R&D

research translation · product development · implementation

Works at the intersection of research and product development, translating evidence into tools and systems used in practice.

Evaluation, Policy, and Evidence Infrastructure

Rekha Balu

Urban Institute

program evaluation · policy analysis · large-scale studies

Senior researcher focused on evaluating education programs and generating evidence to inform policy and practice.

Beth Boulay

Annenberg Institute, Brown University

research translation · evidence use · education systems

Research leader focused on connecting evidence to practice and improving how research is used in education systems.

Brooks Bowden

University of Pennsylvania

cost-effectiveness · policy evaluation · education finance

Researcher specializing in cost-effectiveness analysis and the financial dimensions of education policy decisions.

Dan Goldhaber

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

teacher policy · labor markets · large-scale evaluation

Nationally recognized researcher studying teacher quality, labor markets, and the impact of education policies.

Cara Jackson

Southern Education Foundation

outcomes-based contracting · policy implementation · equity

Works on advancing outcomes-based contracting and improving how policy initiatives are implemented and evaluated.

Laura Peck

Rutgers University

causal inference · policy evaluation · quasi-experiments

Expert in rigorous evaluation methods, focusing on causal inference and policy-relevant research designs.

Rob Olsen

George Washington University

impact evaluation · education policy · applied methods

Research professor specializing in impact evaluations and the application of rigorous methods to policy questions.

Betsy Wolf

Johns Hopkins University

evaluation · education systems · applied research

Researcher focused on applying evaluation methods to improve education systems and outcomes.