Our Members
Who We Are
We are a cross-sector group of researchers and evaluators working to strengthen how education evidence is generated, interpreted, and used. Our members bring expertise in research methods, measurement, evaluation, policy, education R&D, and evidence use.
Methodologists & Statistical Design
Luke Miratrix
Harvard Universitycausal inference · statistical practice · design-based reasoning
Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education whose work focuses on causal inference, experimental design, and statistical practice in applied research.
Jessaca Spybrook
University of South Carolinamultilevel design · statistical power · impact studies
Professor of Research Methods whose work focuses on multilevel research design, statistical power, and the design and analysis of impact studies in education.
Elizabeth Tipton
Northwestern Universitygeneralizability · meta-analysis · evaluation
Professor of Statistics and Data Science whose work develops methods for meta-analysis and for generalizing causal findings across populations and settings.
Vivian C. Wong
University of Virginiafield experiments · regression discontinuity · replication
Associate Professor of Research, Statistics, and Evaluation whose work focuses on causal inference, systematic replication, and understanding how findings vary across settings and populations.
Measurement & Data Science
Ben Domingue
Stanford University Graduate School of Educationpsychometrics · measurement · assessment and data
Associate Professor whose work focuses on psychometrics, measurement, assessment, and the use of large-scale education data.
Brian Wright
University of Virginiadata science · AI · data science education
Quantitative Foundation Associate Professor of Data Science whose work focuses on data science education, AI and machine learning, and the development of applied data science programs.
R&D and Implementation
Kelly Hallberg
University of Chicagoprogram evaluation · postsecondary education · youth development
Senior Research Associate whose work spans applied policy research, postsecondary education, youth development, and experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation.
Erin Higgins
Align R&DEdTech · product development · R&D strategy
Works across education technology, product development, and R&D strategy, with a focus on building evidence as products are developed, tested, and used in practice.
Evaluation, Policy, and Evidence Infrastructure
Rekha Balu
Urban Instituteevidence for policy · federal and state decision support · equity-focused research
Works across research and policy, with a focus on how evidence can support federal and state education decisions.
Beth Boulay
Mathematicaresearch-practice partnerships · measurement and applied methods · large-scale evaluation
Senior Fellow at Mathematica with more than two decades of experience leading education research, evaluation, and technical assistance.
Brooks Bowden
University of Pennsylvaniabenefit-cost analysis · cost-effectiveness · policy tradeoffs
Studies the costs and benefits of education programs and policies, including the tradeoffs leaders face when making decisions.
Dan Goldhaber
University of Washingtonadministrative data · teacher labor markets · policy-relevant evidence
Uses large administrative data systems to study teacher labor markets and other policy questions in education.
Cara Jackson
The Center for Outcomes Based Contractingoutcomes-based contracting · procurement · evidence use
Works on outcomes-based contracting and the use and generation of evidence through education procurement and policy.
Laura Peck
Rutgers Universityprogram evaluation · evidence standards · experimental and quasi-experimental methods
Develops and applies program evaluation methods, with a focus on experimental and quasi-experimental designs and evidence standards.
Robert B. Olsen
George Washington Institute of Public Policyimpact evaluation · evidence synthesis · generalization
Designs impact evaluations and studies how findings can be synthesized and generalized across populations and settings.
Betsy Wolf
Johns Hopkins Universityapplied impact evaluation · evidence registries · design and interpretation
Studies impact evaluation, evidence registries, and how research design shapes the interpretation and use of evidence in education.