Research

Sitting at the intersection of education, policy, behavioral science, and psychology, my research takes a theory-driven approach to policy- and practitioner-relevant questions about how to equalize educational outcomes. Individualized instruction and supportive relationships with adults are among the most powerful resources in education, yet they remain unequally distributed. My research asks how education systems can make them more equitably available, more effective, and feasible at scale. Partnering with states, districts, and education organizations, I design and test interventions through randomized field experiments. For example, I study how to deploy tutors effectively, when AI can strengthen rather than replace the human support students need, how to improve educator-student relationships, and how to mobilize family engagement. As a complement to my applied research, my methodological work emphasizes open science practices, such as preregistering hypothesis-testing studies.

Learn more about my different strands of research by clicking one of the topics below or view a list of my publications here.