Research
Journal Articles
Measurement and Development of Noncognitive Skills in Adolescence: Evidence from Chicago Public Schools and the OneGoal Program
Journal of Human Capital, 18(2): 272-303
Shorter Can Be Better: Balancing Length and Predictive Power when Measuring Noncognitive Skills to Predict Academic Outcomes
Economics Letters, 236: 111598
Large Studies Reveal How Reference Bias Limits Policy Applications of Self-Report Measures
Scientific Reports, 12: 19189
Comparing the Reliability and Predictive Power of Child, Teacher, and Guardian Reports of Noncognitive Skills
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(6): e2113992119
Design-Based Ratio Estimators and Central Limit Theorems for Clustered, Blocked RCTs
Journal of the American Statistical Association, 117(540): 2135-2146
Students Attending School Remotely Suffer Socially, Emotionally, and Academically
Educational Researcher, 50(7): 479-482
Improving the Outcomes of Youth with Medical Limitations: Evidence from the National Job Corps Study
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 32(3): 636-656
Asymdystopia: The Threat of Small Biases in Evaluations of Education Interventions that Need to be Powered to Detect Small Impacts
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 14(1): 207-240
Sensitivity of Self-Reported Non-Cognitive Skills to Survey Administration Conditions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(2): 931-935
AIDS and Declining Support for Dependent Elderly People in Africa: Retrospective Analysis Using Demographic and Health surveys
British Medical Journal, 340: c2841
Book Chapters
Some Contributions of Economics to the Study of Personality
In Handbook of Personality, Vol. 4, edited by O.P. John and R.W. Robins. New York, NY: Guilford Press. pp. 853-892
Achievement Tests and the Role of Character in American Life
In The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life, edited by J.J. Heckman, J.E. Humphries, and T. Kautz. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. pp. 3-56
Who Are The GEDs
In The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life, edited by J.J. Heckman, J.E. Humphries, and T. Kautz. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. pp. 139-170
The Economic and Social Benefits of GED Certification
In The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life, edited by J.J. Heckman, J.E. Humphries, and T. Kautz. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. pp. 171-267
Fostering and Measuring Skills: Interventions that Improve Character and Cognition
In The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life, edited by J.J. Heckman, J.E. Humphries, and T. Kautz. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. pp. 293-317
What Should be Done?
In The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life, edited by J.J. Heckman, J.E. Humphries, and T. Kautz. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. pp. 431-436
Personality Psychology and Economics
In Handbook of the Economics of Education, Vol. 4, edited by E. Hanushek, S. Machin, and L. Woessman. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 1-181
Selected Policy Reports & Briefs
Integrating Employment and Mental Health Services: Implementation of the Individual Placement and Support Model for Adults with Justice Involvement
OPRE Report 2024-155. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Exploring How People's Characteristics, Contexts, and Life Events Predict Early Adult Participation in Supplemental Security Income
OPRE Report 2024-076. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Can A Participant-Centered Approach to Setting and Pursuing Goals Help Adults with Low Incomes Become Economically Stable? Impacts of Four Employment Coaching Programs 21 Months after Enrollment
OPRE Report 2024-061. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Using Bayesian Methods to Conduct Subgroup Analysis in Evaluations of Employment Programs
OPRE Report 2024-027. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Predictive Power of Measures of Self-Regulation Skills Among Adults with Low Incomes
OPRE Report 2024-008. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Can a Participant-Centered Approach to Setting and Pursuing Goals Help Adults with Low Incomes Become Economically Stable?
OPRE Report 2023-139. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Using a Survey of Social and Emotional Learning and School Climate to Inform Decisionmaking
Washington, DC: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
Selecting and Testing Measures of Self-Regulation Skills Among Low-Income Populations
OPRE Report 2020-138. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Changing the Principal Supervisor Role to Better Support Principals: Evidence from the Principal Supervisor Initiative
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica
Development of a School Survey and Index as a School Performance Measure in Maryland: A REL-MSDE Research Partnership
Washington, DC: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
The Effects of a Principal Professional Development Program Focused on Instructional Leadership
NCEE Report 2020-0002. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
Advancing the Measurement of Non-Cognitive Skills: Evidence from Chicago Public Schools
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica
Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Related Populations: Evaluation Design Report
OPRE Report 2019-65. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Measuring Self-Regulation Skills in Evaluations of Employment Programs for Low-Income Populations: Challenges and Recommendations
OPRE Report 2018-83. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Selecting Benchmark and Sensitivity Analyses
Evaluation Technical Assistance Brief. Rockville, MD: Office of Adolescent Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Asymdystopia: The Threat of Small Biases in Evaluations of Education Interventions that Need to be Powered to Detect Small Impacts
NCEE Report 2018-4002. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
Comparing Impact Findings from Design-based and Model-based Methods: An Empirical Investigation
NCEE Report 2017-4026. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
Fostering and Measuring Skills: Improving Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills to Promote Lifetime Success
Paris, France: Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development
Geographic Variation in Drug Prices and Spending in the Part D Program
Baltimore: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Edited Volumes
The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press
Works in Progress
Remote Schooling Depresses Course Grades for the Most Vulnerable Students
Under review