Feng NSF Biosketch (2-page) updated on 10/09/2020
CV PDF version updated on 10/05/2020
LI FENG
Department of Finance and Economics
McCoy College of Business Administration
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
Email: lf20@txstate.edu
https://lifeng.wp.txstate.edu/
Phone: (512) 245-8462
Fax: (512) 245-2547
POSITION AND EMPLOYMENT
Academic Appointment
2015-present Associate Professor of Economics (with tenure), Texas State University
2018-present Research Faculty Fellow, the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research, Texas State University
Spring 2017 Visiting Scholar, the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Stanford University
2012-2015 Brandon Dee Roberts Assistant Professor of Economics, Texas State University
2008-2012 Assistant Professor of Economics, Texas State University
2006-2008 Assistant Professor, the State University of New York at Fredonia
Affiliations
2017 Nonresident Fellow, Brown Center on Education Policy, The Brookings Institution
2016 Visiting Fellow, Brown Center on Education Policy, The Brookings Institution
2014-2015 Adjunct Economist, RAND Corporation
2009-2015 Affiliated Researcher, National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research
EDUCATION
2006 Ph. D, Economics
Fields: Economics of Education, Labor Economics, Public Economics
Dissertation “Combating Teacher Shortages: Who Leaves, Who Moves, and Why”
Florida State University
2003 Ed.S., International Development Education
Florida State University
2001 MS, Applied Economics
Florida State University
1998 BA, International Economic Cooperation
Xi’an Foreign Language University
HONORS AND AWARDS
2020 College Achievement Service Award, McCoy College of Business Administration
2020 Department of Finance and Economics Research Award
2017 Presidential Research Leave Award, Texas State University
2016 College Achievement Research Award, McCoy College of Business Administration
2015 Department of Finance and Economics Research Award
2013 Gary V. Woods Research Award, McCoy College of Business Administration
2012 Department of Finance and Economics Research Award
2012 2012 Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities, McCoy College of Business Administration
2008 Best Dissertation Finalist, American Educational Research Association Division L (Education Policy and Politics)
2007 Minority Faculty Travel Stipend for 2007 Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association Division K (Teaching and Teacher Education)
2006 Dissertation Research Grant, Florida State University
2005 Graduate Student Presentation Cash Award, Southern Economics Association
2001 Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges
1999-2002 University Fellowship, Florida State University
1998 Provincial Distinguished Graduate, Shannxi Province, China
1996 Student of the Year, 505 Pharmaceutical Corporations, China
1995 First-prize Scholarship, Xi’an Foreign Language University, China
OVERALL IMPACT FACTORS
Google Scholar Citations: 1,541
Google Scholar h-index: 15
Google Scholar i10-index: 18
ResearchGate RG Score 17.69
PUBLICATIONS
INVITED BOOK CHAPTER
2020
Feng, L. (2020) Chapter 30 – Compensating differentials in teacher labor markets, Editor(s): Steve Bradley, Colin Green, The Economics of Education (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2020, Pages 415-430, ISBN 9780128153918, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815391-8.00030-6
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
2018
Feng, L., Figlio, D., & Sass, T. (2018). School accountability and teacher mobility. Journal of Urban Economics, 103, 1-17. [JCR Impact Factor: 3.288; Citations: 113]
Feng, L., & Sass, T. R. (2018). The impact of incentives to recruit and retain teachers in “hard‐to‐staff” subjects. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 37(1), 112-135. [JCR Impact Factor: 3.828; Feature Article in JPAM; top 5% all research outputs scored by Almetric; Top Cited Article 2018-2019 in JPAM; Also appears as the Latest Collection of Evidence-Based Scholarship on Matters Related to Education Policy; Citations: 49]
Osborne-Lampkin, L. T., Cohen-Vogel, L., Feng, L., & Wilson, J. J. (2018). Researching collective bargaining agreements: Building conceptual understanding in an era of declining Union Power. Educational Policy, 32(2), 152-188. [JCR Impact Factor:1.648]
2017
Feng, L., & Sass, T. R. (2017). Teacher quality and teacher mobility. Education Finance and Policy, 12(3), 396-418. [JCR Impact Factor: 2.429; Citations: 164; top 25% all research outputs scored by Almetric]
Gai, Y., & Feng, L. (2017). Relationship between pharmacist density and adult influenza vaccination after controlling for individual and neighborhood effects. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 57(4), 474-482. [JCR Impact Factor:1.684; Citations: 11]
Gai, Y., Feng, L., & Hao, J. (2017). Local labor market condition and influenza vaccination. Atlantic Economic Journal, 45(2), 181-199.
2016
Shen, M., Gai,Y. , Feng, L.(2016) Limited Access to Health Care among Hispanics in US-Mexico Border Region. American Journal of Health Behavior. 40(5), 624-633 [JCR Impact Factor: 1.84; Citations: 7]
2014
Feng, L., Gai, Y., Chen, X. (2014). Family Learning Environment and Early Literacy: A Comparison of Bilingual and Monolingual Children. Economics of Education Review. 39, 110-130 [JCR Impact Factor: 2.338; Citations: 23]
Feng, L. (2014). Teacher Placement, Mobility, and Occupational Choices after Teaching. Education Economics, 22(1), 24-47 [Citations: 27]
2013
Cohen-Vogel, L., Feng, L., Osborne-Lampkin, L. (2013). Seniority Provisions in Collective Bargaining Agreements and the “Teacher Quality Gap”. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 35(3), 324-343. [JCR Impact Factor: 3.127; Citations: 32; Cited in two follow-up EEPA policy editorials by (1) Sarah Anzia, Terry M Moe and (2) Willaim Koski and Elieen Horng]
Feng, L., Sass, T. R. (2013). What makes special-education teachers special? Teacher training and achievement of students with disabilities. Economics of Education Review, 36, 122-134. [JCR Impact Factor: 2.338; Citations: 165]
Gai, Y., Feng, L. (2013). Factors Associated with First-Time Use of Preventive Services in U.S. American Journal of Health Behavior, 37(2), 257-268. [JCR Impact Factor: 1.84]
2012
Sass, T., Hannaway, J., Xu, Z., Figlio, D., Feng, L. (2012). Value Added of Teachers in High-Poverty Schools and Lower-Poverty Schools. Journal of Urban Economics, 72(2), 104-122 [JCR Impact Factor: 3.288; Citations: 280]
Gai, Y., & Feng, L. (2012). Effects of Federal Nutrition Program on Birth Outcomes. the Atlantic Economic Journal, 40(1), 61-83 [Citations: 9]
2010
Feng, L. (2010). Hire Today, Gone Tomorrow: New Teacher Classroom Assignments and Teacher Mobility. Education Finance and Policy, 5(3), 278–316. [JCR Impact Factor: 2.429; Citations: 126]
2009
Feng, L. (2009). Opportunity Wages, Classroom Characteristics, and Teacher Mobility. Southern Economic Journal, 75(4), 1165-1190. [JCR Impact Factor: 0.828; Citations: 139]
TECHNICAL REPORTS
Hannaway, J., Xu, Z., Sass, T., Figlio, D., Feng, L. (2009). Comparison of the Value Added of Teachers in High-Poverty Schools and Teachers in Lower Poverty Schools. U.S. Department of Education, 72, 104-122
Feng, L. (2007). National Board Certified Teachers in Florida: A Descriptive Study of Teacher Mobility and Attrition. The National Academies.
McCaleb, T., Macpherson, D., Norrbin, S., MacDonald, L., Feng, L. (2004). Review and Update of Florida’s Child Support Guidelines. Florida Legislature.
PUBLISHED WORKING PAPERS
Feng, L., Sass, T. R. (2012). Competing Risks Analysis of Dropout and Educational Attainment for Students with Disabilities (No. 12-09 ed., pp. 1-47). Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Research Paper Series.
Feng, L., Sass, T. (2011). Teacher Quality and Teacher Mobility (vol. 57). National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research Working Paper 57 .
Hannaway, J., Xu, Z., Sass, T., Figlio, D., Feng, L. (2010). Value Added of Teachers in High-Poverty Schools and Lower-Poverty Schools. National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research Working Paper 52.
Feng, L., Figlio, D., Sass, T. (2010). School Accountability and Teacher Mobility. National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., NBER Working Papers16070.
Feng, L., Sass, T. (2010). What Makes Special Education Teachers Special? Teacher Training and Achievement of Students with Disabilities. National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research Working Paper 49.
UNDER REVIEW
Feng, L., MacDonald, L., Chih, Y., Gai, Y. (2020) Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Does Measurement Matter? Economics of Education Review.
Feng, L., Gai, Y., Dolan, D., and Willson, P. (2020) Nursing Students’ Earnings and Debt Level. American Journal of Public Health.
Wan, M., Feng, L., Xiao, M., Zhai, M., and Konopaske, R. (2020) Working College Students’ Time Pressure and Work-School Conflict: Do Boundary Permeability and Dispositional Mindfulness Matter? Anxiety, Stress, & Coping.
BLOG POSTS
If we forgive your student loan, will you please come teach. Brown Center Chalkboard. January 7, 2016
Stemming the tide: Are public school districts keeping the best and brightest teachers? Brown Center Chalkboard. June 1, 2017
Can money attract more minorities into the teaching profession? (with Michael Hansen, Diana Quintero) Brown Center Chalkboard. June 1, 2017
Using teacher loan forgiveness to attract a stronger, more diverse workforce (with Michael Hansen) Policy 2020 Big Ideas by the Brookings Institution. December 9, 2019.
CONTRACTS, GRANTS AND SPONSORED RESEARCH
External Contracts and Grants Total: $5,902,116 (5.9 million dollars)
External Grants
Current and Previous:
09/01/2020-08/31/2024
National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
Title: Collaborative Research: Retention, Persistence, Effectiveness of STEM Teachers in High-need School Districts—An Investigation of the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship (#1950292 lead institution with partners 1950013, 1950152, 1950209, 1950270, 1950284)
Collaborators: Mike Hansen (PI at the Brookings Institution), David Kumar(PI at Florida Atlantic University), Hunter Close (co-PI at TX State); Maria Fernandez(PI at Florida International University), Ann Cavallo (PI at the University of Texas at Arlington), David Sparks(Co-PI at UTA), John Pecore (PI at University of West Florida)
Role: Principal Investigator and Principal Director
Funding: $1,160,761.00 (total)
10/01/2019-09/30/2024
National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education
Title: Creating Faculty-Student Communities for Culturally Relevant Institutional Change (# 1928696)
Collaborators: Heather Galloway (PI), Eleanor Close (co-PI), Cynthia Luxford (co-PI), Alice Olmstead (co-PI)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding: $ 2,499,933.00
07/01/2018-03/31/2020
National Science Foundation, Division of Graduate Education
Title: Assessing the Impact of Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Academies on Students’ Learning Environments, Educational Outcomes, and Career Path Decisions (#1661097)
Collaborators: David Knight (PI), David Carrejo(co-PI), Stephen Kotok (co-PI)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding: $589,407.00
10/01/2014 – 09/30/2017
National Science Foundation, ACI Division of Advanced Cyber Infrastructure
Title: Enabling and Improving Data-Driven Research at Texas State University (1440637)
Collaborators: Xiao Chen (PI), Jennifer Jensen, Hongchi Shi, Michael O’Connor, Ronald Walter
Role: Senior Personnel
Funding: $499,896.00
07/01/2011 – 12/30/2014
Institute of Education Sciences, Education Policy, Finance and Systems
Title: The Impact of Incentives to Recruit and Retain Teachers in “Hard-to-Staff” Subjects: An Analysis of the Florida Critical Teacher Shortage Program (R305A110697)
Collaborator: Tim R. Sass (PI)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding: $495,575.00
8/1/2007 to 7/31/2010
Institute of Education Sciences, Professional Development for Teachers and Related Services Providers
Title: The Effects of Teacher Preparation and Professional Development on Special Education Teacher Quality (R324B070018)
Collaborator: Tim R. Sass (PI)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding: $640,044.00
2/2007-4/2007
The National Academies’ Committee on Evaluation of Teacher Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
Title: Florida Teacher Retention Analysis
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: $1,500.00
2005-2006
American Educational Research Association Dissertation Grants Program in conjunction with National Science Foundation and National Center for Education Statistics
Title: Combating Teacher Shortages: Who Leaves, Who Moves, and Why
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: $15,000.00
Internal Grants
Internal Grant Total: $28,854.68 ($28 K)
12/04/2015-05/07/2017
The Research Enhancement Program Grant
Title: Hispanic-Serving Institutions and STEM College Graduates: Regression Discontinuity Evidence
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: $16,000.00
1/2009 – 12/2009
The Research Enhancement Program Grant
Title: Do Provisions in Collective Bargaining Agreements perpetuate a “Teacher Quality Gap” among Florida’s Schools?
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: $7,417.68
2008 – 2009
McCoy Faculty Development Fund, Texas State University – San Marcos
Title: Case Method Teaching Seminar and Application of Spatial Econometrics to Education
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: $2,437.00
2008 – 2009
McCoy College of Business Research Grant, Texas State University – San Marcos
Title: Collective Bargaining Agreements and Teacher Quality
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: $2,000.00
7/1/2007 – 6/30/2008
Scholarly Incentive Awards Program, SUNY-Fredonia
Title: Florida Teacher Labor Market Reform
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: $1,000.00
INVITED AND REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
(+) indicates presentation by coauthor
2020 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting, Virtual Conference Presentation, November 11-13, 2020; Association for Education Finance and Policy 45th Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX (virtual presentation); Western Economics Association International 95th Annual Conference, Denver, CO (+); The XXIX Annual Meeting of AEDE, Zaragoza, Spain (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19)
2019 Association for Education Finance and Policy 44th Annual Conference, Kansas City, Kansas, March; International Learning Assistant Conference, Boulder, CO, October (+)
2018 Association for Education Finance and Policy 43rd Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, March
2017 Association for Education Finance and Policy 42nd Annual Conference, Washington D.C., March
2016 Association for Education Finance and Policy 41st Annual Conference, Denver; 82nd International Atlantic Economic Conference, Washington D.C. (+)
2015 Southern Economic Association 85th Annual Meetings, New Orleans, LA., November 22; 11th World Congress in Health Economics Health Economics and Nutrition, Milan, Italy, July 13; Association for Education Finance and Policy, Washington, D.C., February 26
2014 Association for Education Finance and Policy, San Antonio, March 2014; University of Texas—Dallas, October 2014; University of Texas at Austin, Department of Economics, November 2014; Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting, November 2014
2013 Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, November 2013; Texas Econometrics Camp 2013, Lost Pines, February 2013
2012 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting, November 2012(+); European Conference on Health Economics, Zurich, Switzerland, July 2012 (+); Society of Labor Economists Seventeenth Annual Meeting, May 2012; Association for Education Finance and Policy, Boston, March 2012
2011 Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2011; Council for Exceptional Children—Teacher Education Division, Austin, Texas, November 2011(invited); Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2011; Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, Washington, June 2011(+); Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, March 2011; 4th Annual National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) Conference, Washington, D.C., January 2011(invited)
2010 The Fifth Annual Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Research Conference, National Harbor, Maryland, June 2010(+ invited); American Education Finance Association 35th Conference, March 2010
2009 Southern 79th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2009; American Education Finance Association Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, March 2009; The Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Crystal City, VA., March 2009(invited)
2008 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York, 2008; American Education Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2008;
Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting, 2008
78th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2008
Thirtieth Annual APPAM Research Conference, November 2008
2007 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2007; Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York, 2007; Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2007; National Center for Education Statistics Data Conference, Washington, D.C., July 2007
2006 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 2006
2005 Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., November
2004 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Research, Atlanta, Georgia, October, 2004; Chinese Economist Society, Atlanta, Georgia, July 2004
TEACHING
Teaching Experience
Texas State University
MBA Core and Elective Classes
BA 5353, Understanding and Analyzing Organization Problems
ECO 5302, Economic Theory
ECO 5316, Managerial Economics
MGT 5333, Problems in Business Administration
Undergraduate Classes
ECO 2314, Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 3314, Intermediate Microeconomics
ECO 3327, Public Finance (Writing Intensive)
SUNY-Fredonia
Principles of Macroeconomics, Public Sector Economics, and Labor Economics
Florida State University
Principles of Microeconomics, Introduction to Education.
Directed Student Learning
Master’s Thesis Committee Co-Chair “Engagement of Student Parents in Community Colleges: Challenges and Opportunities” (May 2016 – December 2016).
Advised: Maureen Pafumi Schzetz
Supervised Research, “Limited English Proficient Students, Bilingual Education, and Education Cost Function for Texas,” Other (Within Texas State University – San Marcos). (January 26, 2014 – May 15, 2014).
Advised: Chelsea Horton, Tracy Le, Justin Jones
Supervised Research, “Texas High School Dropout Rates: What factors have driven Texas toward a higher graduation rate?” (August 26, 2013 – December 15, 2013).
Advised: Bryce Cashell, Andrew Shepard, David Pope
Dissertation Committee Member, “A Quantitative Analysis of the Production, Selection, and Career Paths of Texas Public School Administrators,” Other (Outside Texas State University – San Marcos). (June 20, 2011 – August 9, 2012).
Advised: Bradley Davis
Master’s Thesis Committee Member, “Continuous Improvement in the Amusement Park Industry: An Illustration” Other (Within Texas State University – San Marcos). (May 2011 – December 2011).
Advised: Carol Keyes
Undergraduate Honors Thesis, “Sink or Swim: Current Tax Policies Affecting the U.S. Competitiveness Abroad,” Finance. (May 10, 2011).
Advised: Wesley Abel
Published Textbook
Chapter author (Steve Buckles lead author), Principles of Microeconomics, TopHat, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Electronic, interactive college-level introductory textbooks.
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ATTENDED
2020
Seminar, “Economics of Education Seminar,” Cornell University. (April 3, 2020 – Present).
2018
Workshop, “Grant Writing Workshop: The Art of Successful Grantsmanship,” San Marcos, TX, United States. (November 2, 2018).
Workshop, “The Art of Successful Grantsmanship: What You Need to Know Before You Write,” Texas State University. (November 2, 2018).
2017
Seminar, “Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis Seminar Series,” Stanford University. (January 2017 – June 2017).
2016
Continuing Education Program, “Presenting Data and Information by Edward Tufte,” Austin, TX. (October 11, 2016).
Workshop, “Training in Cost-Effectiveness and Benefit-Cost Methods for Evaluators,” Institute of Education Sciences, Santa Monica, CA, United States. (May 23, 2016 – May 27, 2016).
Continuing Education Program, “Training in Cost-Effectiveness and Benefit-Cost Methods for Evaluators,” Teachers College, Columbia University, Santa Monica, CA, United States. (May 23, 2016 – May 26, 2016).
Teaching Workshop, “16-week Advanced Online Course Design and Development”, Texas State University.
Workshop, “NSF Grant Writing Workshop”, Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC.
2015
Teaching Workshop, “Visual Data Discovery and Analysis,” SAS Austin Training Center, Austin, Texas. (September 30, 2015).
Teaching Workshop, “EconED Teaching Conference,” MacMillan Higher Education, San Antonio, Texas. (September 25, 2015 – September 26, 2015).
Workshop, “Introduction to Big Data Analytics,” University of Texas Austin Summer Statistics Institute, Austin, TX, USA. (May 26, 2015 – May 29, 2015).
Workshop, “Introduction to Data Mining: Methods and Tools,” University of Texas Austin Summer Statistics Institute, Austin, TX, USA. (May 26, 2015 – May 29, 2015).
2014
Webinar, “National Science Foundation EHR Core Research Fiscal Year 2015 Webinar,” National Science Foundation. (December 8, 2014).
Workshop, “National Institute of Health Grant Writers Workshop,” The Office of Research Development, San Marcos, TX. (November 13, 2014).
Teaching Workshop, “Gregg Masters Teaching Symposium 2014,” McCoy College. (September 26, 2014).
Continuing Education Program, “Value-Added Models for Educational Applications,” Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Palo Alto, Stanford University, USA. (June 9, 2014 – June 12, 2014).
Invitation only conference, “Invitational Summit on Educational Data Visualization,” UT Austin, Austin, TX, USA. (May 6, 2014 – May 7, 2014).
Continuing Education Program, “Social Network Analysis,” Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, USA. (March 6, 2014).
2013
Seminar, “Equal Access to Effective Teaching: What New Research Has to Say about the Problem and a Possible Solution,” Mathematica Policy Research and the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. (December 10, 2013).
Workshop, “Programming in Stata,” University of Texas-Austin Department of Economics, Austin, TX. (September 20, 2013).2013
Conference Attendance, “JMP Discovery Summit 2013,” SAS, San Antonio, TX. September 9, 2013 – September 12, 2013).2013
Workshop, “Grant Writing Workshop for Minority Serving Institutions,” Institute of Education Sciences. (June 5, 2013).
Workshop, “First Impressions: How to Win Grants and Influence Your Research Career,” Institute of Education Sciences. (May 23, 2013).
Workshop, “Education and Human Resources Core Program Webex Meeting,” National Science Foundation. (May 14, 2013).
Continuing Education Program, “Labor Economics,” American Economic Association, San Diego, CA. (January 6, 2013 – January 8, 2013).
2012
Workshop, “Hierarchical Linear Modeling,” University of Texas Austin Summer Statistics Institute, Austin, TX. (May 21, 2012 – May 24, 2012).
Workshop, “Power Analysis for Proposal Writing,” University of Texas Austin Summer Statistics Institute, Austin, TX. (May 21, 2012 – May 24, 2012).
Workshop, “Accessing and Exploring NCES Postsecondary Education Data,” Association for Education Finance and Policy, Boston, MA. (March 15, 2012).
Continuing Education Program, “Cross-section Econometrics,” American Economic Association, Chicago, IL. (January 8, 2012 – January 10, 2012).
2011
Workshop, “National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference,” National Science Foundation, Austin, TX. (October 17, 2011 – October 18, 2011).
2009
Workshop, “Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLK-B) Training,” U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Statistics, National Center for Education Statistics. (January 6, 2009 – January 9, 2009).
2008
Workshop, “Introduction to Bayesian Statistics On-line Course.” (November 21, 2008).
Workshop, “Teaching Innovation Program (TIP) Phase 1,” National Science Foundation, San Antonio, TX. (May 2008).
2007
Seminar, “New Faculty Seminar,” American Educational Research Association Division K. (April 8, 2007 – April 9, 2007).
Workshop, “Workshop on Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis in Education,” The Spencer Foundation. (March 26, 2007 – March 31, 2007).
Workshop, “Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS) and the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2),” U.S. Department of Education, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). (March 7, 2007 – March 9, 2007).
Workshop, “CeMENT Workshop for Junior Faculty,” National Science Foundation/the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession. (February 25, 2007 – February 26, 2007).
2005
Workshop, “the Study of Personnel Needs in Special Education 1999-2000 (SPeNSE) and the SPeNSE Paperwork Sub-study Training,” U.S. Department of Education, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). (August 8, 2005 – August 10, 2005).
Workshop, “Schools and Staffing Survey and Teacher Follow-up Survey (SASS-TFS) Training,” U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Statistics, National Center for Education Statistics. (June 28, 2005 – June 30, 2005).
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
2020 National Science Foundation Panel Reviewer
2020 Stanford University Learning Policy Institute, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2019 Conference Program Planning Committee, The Association for Education Finance and Policy 44 Annual Conference—Building the Connections Between Research and Policy
2016-17 Technical Panel Reviewer, the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/18), RTI International, National Center on Education Statistics
2016 Stanford University Learning Policy Institute, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2016 Conference Program Planning Committee, The Association for Education Finance and Policy 41st Annual Conference–The Perils of Research Irrelevance: Balancing Data Use Against Privacy Concerns
2013 External Research Report Reviewer, Institute of Education Sciences
2013 Grant Proposal Reviewer, National Science Foundation
2011-2013 Statistical Advisory Group, the Project on Educator Effectiveness and Quality in Texas, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, the University of Texas at Austin
2012 Textbook Reviewer, Microeconomics by Austan Goolsbee, Steven Levitt, and Chad Syverson
2009-2010 Statistical and Research Design Committee Member, Teaching Residency Program for Critical Shortage Areas (TRP-CSA) at Texas State University – San Marcos
2008-present Academic Journal Referee:
American Educational Research Journal, AERA Open, Education Economics, Educational Researcher, Economics of Education Review, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Education Finance and Policy, Educational Policy, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Human Resources, and Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
UNIVERSITY SERVICES
University Service
2018-present University Curriculum Committee
2019 Faculty Marshall, Spring 2019 Texas State University Graduation Ceremony
2016 Search Committee Member for the Associate Vice President for Research and Federal Relations at the Texas State University
2013 Panel Speaker, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: What does it all mean?
2013 Guest Speaker, 2013 Texas State Leadership Institute Annual Conference
2013 Faculty Undergraduate Marshall, Summer 2013 Graduation Ceremony
2011-2013 University Representative, Project on Educator Effectiveness and Quality
2010 Guest Speaker, Upward Bound Program
2009-2011 Committee Member, Teaching Residency Program for Critical Shortage Areas
College Service
2018-present College Curriculum Committee
2009-present College Assurance of Learning Committee
2013-2014 Committee Member, Impact of Research Task Force Committee
2013 Presenter, McCoy College of Business Research Committee Meeting on Grants
Department Service
2015-present Committee Member, Personnel Committee
2019-2020 Committee Member, Economics Assistant Professor Search Committee
2017-2018 Committee Member, Economics Assistant Professor Search Committee
2013-2014 Committee Member, Economics Assistant Professor Search Committee
2012-present Committee Member, ECO 3314 AACSB Assessment Coordinator
2010-2012 Committee Member, ECO 2314 SACS Assessment Coordinator
2008-2012 Committee Member, Department of Finance and Economics Library Fund Committee
2008-2015 MBA curriculum and the assessment
2008 Guest Speaker, Student Economic Association
Community Service
2020 Eanes School District Spanish Immersion Program Expansion Committee
2018-2020 Barton Creek Elementary Booster Club Science Fair Co-Chair
2019-2020 Barton Creek Elementary Booster Club STEAM Day Co-Chair
2017-2018 Barton Creek Elementary Campus Leadership Committee
2016-2017 Eanes School District Elementary School Principal Search Committee
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Economic Association.
The Association for Education Finance and Policy
American Educational Research Association.
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
Southern Economic Association