RODDY THEOBALD
Principal Researcher
Roddy Theobald is a Principal Researcher in CALDER. He received his PhD in Statistics from the University of Washington in 2015, and previously worked as a Research Assistant at the Center for Education Data and Research at the University of Washington and as a 7th-grade math teacher at Westlake Middle School in the Oakland (CA) Unified School District as a Teach For America corps member. His ongoing projects investigate teacher education and licensing in Massachusetts and Washington, postsecondary outcomes for students with disabilities in Washington, teacher quality gaps in North Carolina and Washington, and collective bargaining in California, Michigan, and Washington. Roddy can be reached at rtheobald@air.org.
JAMES COWAN
Affiliate Researcher
Prior to joining AIR, James was a graduate student in economics at Cornell University. His current work for the center focuses on the evaluation of novice teachers, exploring the relationships among teacher attrition, teacher training programs and teacher licensing requirements, and evaluating the college enrollment effects of high school dual-enrollment programs. James holds a BA from Seattle University. James can be reached at jecowan@gmail.com.
JOHN KREIG
Affiliate Researcher
John M. Krieg is the Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Western Washington University where he also directs the University’s Office of Survey Research. His research interests focus on the economics of education with specific application to teacher labor markets, policy evaluation, and employee unions. Among others, his research has appeared in the American Education Research Journal, Education Finance and Policy, Economics of Education Review, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, and Education Evaluation and Policy. Currently, Professor Krieg serves as a co-director of the Teacher Education Learning Collaborative which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Professor Krieg received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon and undergraduate degrees from Northwestern University.
MARK LONG
Affiliate Researcher
Mark C. Long is a Professor of Public Policy and Governance and Adjunct Professor of Economics. He was elected in 2019 to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association for Education Finance and Policy and previously served as Vice President and Executive Council Member and Policy Council Member of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Managing Editor and Co-Editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Interim Director of the West Coast Poverty Center, and Executive Committee Member of the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology. He is an Associate Editor of the American Educational Research Journal. He previously served as the Evans School’s Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs (2018-19) and Associate Dean for Research (2016-18).
LESLEY LAVERY
Affiliate Researcher
Professor Lavery’s interests include American politics, political behavior, civic engagement and public policy. Her scholarship focuses specifically on the ways in which policy may influence political engagement and participation. Using No Child Left Behind as a lens, she recently examined parents’ views on schools, education policy and government, adding to a growing body research that suggest that public policies shape citizens beliefs about their place in and value to society. Her recent work appears in Politics and Policy, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, and the Economics of Education Review.
Prior to coming to Macalester, Professor Lavery worked to educate and inspire 7-year-olds as a Teach for America corps member in San Jose, California and conducted research at the Center for Education Data and Research at the University of Washington.
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OUR PUBLICATIONS
TEACHER RECRUITMENT & SELECTION
A long-standing researcher-practitioner partnership between CEDR and Spokane Public Schools (SPS) has connected data collected during the teacher hiring process in SPS to later teacher outcomes in SPS and other district in Washington
SCHOOL RESOURCES &
EQUITY
CEDR projects have investigated the connections between school resources (e.g., textbook adoption) and students' educational trajectories and outcomes.
POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION
CEDR projects have explored the impact of programs like Washington's College Bound Scholarship program and students' postsecondary outcomes.
TEACHER PREPARATION & LICENSURE
CEDR projects including the Teacher Education Learning Collaborative (TELC; www.telc.us), the Improving Student Teaching Initiative (ISTI), and others have investigated the connections between specific teacher preparation experiences and measures collected during teacher licensure and later outcomes for teacher candidates.
SPECIAL EDUCATION &
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
CEDR has participated in several projects related to the participation of students with disabilities in career and technical education (CTE) and the extent to which this participation predicts later outcomes
TEACHER LABOR
MARKETS
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EDUCATION SYSTEMS & LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
CEDR projects have investigated the connections between school resources (e.g., textbook adoption) and students' educational trajectories and outcomes.
CEDR has studied processes and outcomes in the teacher labor market like teacher collective bargaining agreements, teacher quality gaps, and teacher layoffs and their connections to student achievement
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS & EFFECTIVENESS
CEDR projects have explored the impact of programs like Washington's College Bound Scholarship program and students' postsecondary outcomes.
TEACHER
PENSIONS
CEDR researchers have studied the teacher pension system in Washington and other states and investigated the connections between pensions systems and teachers' career paths and effectiveness.