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Feng NSF Biosketch (2-page) updated on 10/09/2020

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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

 

 

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