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 Universitycausal 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 Carolinamultilevel 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 Universitygeneralizability · 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 Virginiafield 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 Universitymeasurement · learning data · computational methods
Associate Professor at Stanford working at the intersection of education data, measurement, and computational social science.
Brian Wright
University of Virginiadata 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 Chicagoprogram evaluation · youth development · intervention design
Researcher focused on designing and evaluating programs that improve outcomes for youth and communities.
Erin Higgins
Align R&Dresearch 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 Instituteprogram 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 Universityresearch 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 Pennsylvaniacost-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 Foundationoutcomes-based contracting · policy implementation · equity
Works on advancing outcomes-based contracting and improving how policy initiatives are implemented and evaluated.
Laura Peck
Rutgers Universitycausal inference · policy evaluation · quasi-experiments
Expert in rigorous evaluation methods, focusing on causal inference and policy-relevant research designs.
Rob Olsen
George Washington Universityimpact evaluation · education policy · applied methods
Research professor specializing in impact evaluations and the application of rigorous methods to policy questions.
Betsy Wolf
Johns Hopkins Universityevaluation · education systems · applied research
Researcher focused on applying evaluation methods to improve education systems and outcomes.