Expertise

His research focuses on education policy, reform, and the political economy of education, with a particular concern for issues of equity and access. His current work examines (1) organizational responses to competitive conditions in local education markets, including geo-spatial analyses education opportunities, and research on innovation in education markets for the OECD, and (2) policymakers’ use of research evidence as influenced by advocacy organizations.

Past Affiliations

Associate Professor, Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (past)

Professor, Education Policy Studies, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington

Assistant Professor, Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (past)

Assistant Professor, Iowa State University

Assistant Professor, Educational Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (past)

Communities
Philosophy, History, Education, Educational Leadership
Degrees
PhD, Michigan State University, Education Policy and Social Analysis, 1999
MA, Michigan State University, History, 1992
BS, Northern Michigan University, History, 1989
Keywords
educational planning or policy politics of education organizational theory and behavior (education) history or philosophy of education educational reform educational restructuring
Languages
English, Spanish
Honors

Postdoctoral Fellow, National Academy of Education / Spencer Foundation, 2005-2006

Advanced Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Brown University (The nation and its schools - school choice and competition), Spencer Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (Brown University), 2002-2005

Associations
American Educational Research Association
Comparative and International Education Society