I am the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy and Professor of Economics at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, where I serve as the Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement. I am a current faculty director of the Youth Policy Lab, the founding director of the Education Policy Initiative, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

My research focuses on the economics of education, with work spanning early childhood education to college. I am motivated by the desire to identify policies with the ability to improve outcomes for all children and increase economic mobility for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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