Conference Presentations
2024
Market, management, profession: Continuity and change in popular discourse about teachers, 1990-2019. American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Designing partnerships for learning and improvement: Lessons from a longitudinal study of research alliances in the United States. American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
2022
The effects of student-teacher ethnoracial matching on exclusionary discipline for Asian American, Black, and Latinx students: Evidence from New York City. George Washington University Equity Institute Showcase, Washington, DC.
The advice and information networks of accomplished teachers in U.S. elementary schools. Sunbelt Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (virtual conference).
Effects of student-teacher ethnoracial match on exclusionary discipline for Asian American, Black, and Latinx students. In R. Haynes (Chair), Student-teacher ethnoracial match, teacher training, and student academic and disciplinary outcomes in New York City. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
The effects of student-teacher ethnoracial matching on exclusionary discipline for Asian American, Black, and Latinx students: Evidence from New York City. Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
2021
Inside out: National Board certification, classroom practice, and teacher leadership. In Excellence in education research: Early-career scholars and their work. Invited poster session presented at the online meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
2020
From accomplishment to influence? A network exploration of the work-related social interactions of accomplished teachers in U.S. schools. Sunbelt Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, Paris, France.*
The effects of student-teacher ethnoracial matching on exclusionary student discipline: Evidence from New York City. American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California.*
2019
Interactions and improvement: School district infrastructure and the leadership (and influence) of National Board-certified teachers. Paper presented at the meeting of the University Council for Education Administration, New Orleans, LA.
Distributing leadership development: Principal supervisors’ interactions with school leadership teams. Paper presented at the meeting of the University Council for Education Administration, New Orleans, LA.
Student-teacher ethnoracial match and student outcomes in large urban districts: Evidence from New York City. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Denver, CO.
Navigating contested environments: Institutional logics and the structure and function of research-practice partnerships in education. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
On their own? New teachers’ work-related social interactions and turnover. In Excellence in education research: Early-career scholars and their work. Invited poster session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
The effects of subgroup-specific accountability on teachers’ job assignments, turnover, and attrition. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
On their own? New teachers’ work-related social interactions and turnover. In E. Capella (Chair), Seeking advice in schools: Understanding social network ties among educators. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.
Student-teacher ethnoracial match and student outcomes in large urban districts: Evidence from New York City. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Kansas City, MO.
2018
Opening the door: How schools’ physical infrastructures shape the work-related social interactions of school leaders. Paper presented at the meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Houston, TX.
The effects of subgroup-specific accountability on teacher job assignments, turnover, and attrition. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C.
The effects of subgroup-specific accountability on teacher job assignments, turnover, and attrition. In Excellence in education research: Early-career scholars and their work. Invited poster session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Opening the door to sustainable improvement: Educational infrastructure, physical infrastructure, and work-related social interactions in schools. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Understanding the building blocks of on-the-job teacher education: The role of physical proximity in work-related social ties among school staff. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, D.C.
2017
Learning from colleagues: On-the-job interactions and changes in teacher performance. Paper presented at the meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Denver, CO.
Finding a place: New teachers’ integration into their schools’ work-related social networks. Paper presented at the North American Social Networks Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, Washington, D.C.
Who is here to help me? The work-related social networks of teachers of color. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
The role of physical proximity in work-related social ties among school staff. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Trying to find a place: New teachers' work-related social networks, turnover, and attrition. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Washington, D.C.
2016
Does physical proximity in school buildings predict teachers’ and school leaders’ advice-seeking about instruction? Paper presented at the meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Detroit, MI.
What predicts the dissolution of advice and information ties between teachers? Paper presented at the Sunbelt Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, Newport Beach, CA.
What predicts the dissolution of advice and information ties between teachers? Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Denver, CO.
2015
The effects of subgroup-specific accountability on the working conditions, turnover, and attrition of Black teachers in North Carolina. In Y. Sealey-Ruiz (Chair), School working conditions and teacher turnover: Implications for diversifying the teacher workforce. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Managing under pressure: New principals, accountability, and commitment in low-performing urban schools. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Engaging the “black box” of teacher peer effects: Do teachers seek out higher performing peers for advice and information about teaching? Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Washington, D.C.
2014
New principals, accountability, and relationships in low-performing urban schools. In Promising scholarship in education: Dissertation fellows and their research. Invited poster session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
The effects of subgroup-specific accountability on teacher attrition. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, San Antonio, TX.
2013
The effects of subgroup-specific accountability on teacher attrition. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C.
2012
Do student teachers’ career plans change during student teaching? Evidence from an urban district. In L. M. Anderson (Chair), Student teaching in urban districts: Implications for teacher quality, career paths, and policy. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, B.C.
2011
Early differences: Student teaching schools, career plans, and teacher hiring. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Do student teachers’ career plans change during student teaching? Evidence from an urban district. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Seattle, WA.
2010
Student teaching placements in a large urban district. Poster session presented at the Institute for Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Student teaching placements in a large urban district. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Education Finance Association, Richmond, VA.
Market, management, profession: Continuity and change in popular discourse about teachers, 1990-2019. American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Designing partnerships for learning and improvement: Lessons from a longitudinal study of research alliances in the United States. American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
2022
The effects of student-teacher ethnoracial matching on exclusionary discipline for Asian American, Black, and Latinx students: Evidence from New York City. George Washington University Equity Institute Showcase, Washington, DC.
The advice and information networks of accomplished teachers in U.S. elementary schools. Sunbelt Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (virtual conference).
Effects of student-teacher ethnoracial match on exclusionary discipline for Asian American, Black, and Latinx students. In R. Haynes (Chair), Student-teacher ethnoracial match, teacher training, and student academic and disciplinary outcomes in New York City. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
The effects of student-teacher ethnoracial matching on exclusionary discipline for Asian American, Black, and Latinx students: Evidence from New York City. Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
2021
Inside out: National Board certification, classroom practice, and teacher leadership. In Excellence in education research: Early-career scholars and their work. Invited poster session presented at the online meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
2020
From accomplishment to influence? A network exploration of the work-related social interactions of accomplished teachers in U.S. schools. Sunbelt Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, Paris, France.*
The effects of student-teacher ethnoracial matching on exclusionary student discipline: Evidence from New York City. American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California.*
2019
Interactions and improvement: School district infrastructure and the leadership (and influence) of National Board-certified teachers. Paper presented at the meeting of the University Council for Education Administration, New Orleans, LA.
Distributing leadership development: Principal supervisors’ interactions with school leadership teams. Paper presented at the meeting of the University Council for Education Administration, New Orleans, LA.
Student-teacher ethnoracial match and student outcomes in large urban districts: Evidence from New York City. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Denver, CO.
Navigating contested environments: Institutional logics and the structure and function of research-practice partnerships in education. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
On their own? New teachers’ work-related social interactions and turnover. In Excellence in education research: Early-career scholars and their work. Invited poster session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
The effects of subgroup-specific accountability on teachers’ job assignments, turnover, and attrition. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
On their own? New teachers’ work-related social interactions and turnover. In E. Capella (Chair), Seeking advice in schools: Understanding social network ties among educators. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.
Student-teacher ethnoracial match and student outcomes in large urban districts: Evidence from New York City. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Kansas City, MO.
2018
Opening the door: How schools’ physical infrastructures shape the work-related social interactions of school leaders. Paper presented at the meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Houston, TX.
The effects of subgroup-specific accountability on teacher job assignments, turnover, and attrition. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C.
The effects of subgroup-specific accountability on teacher job assignments, turnover, and attrition. In Excellence in education research: Early-career scholars and their work. Invited poster session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Opening the door to sustainable improvement: Educational infrastructure, physical infrastructure, and work-related social interactions in schools. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Understanding the building blocks of on-the-job teacher education: The role of physical proximity in work-related social ties among school staff. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, D.C.
2017
Learning from colleagues: On-the-job interactions and changes in teacher performance. Paper presented at the meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Denver, CO.
Finding a place: New teachers’ integration into their schools’ work-related social networks. Paper presented at the North American Social Networks Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, Washington, D.C.
Who is here to help me? The work-related social networks of teachers of color. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
The role of physical proximity in work-related social ties among school staff. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Trying to find a place: New teachers' work-related social networks, turnover, and attrition. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Washington, D.C.
2016
Does physical proximity in school buildings predict teachers’ and school leaders’ advice-seeking about instruction? Paper presented at the meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Detroit, MI.
What predicts the dissolution of advice and information ties between teachers? Paper presented at the Sunbelt Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, Newport Beach, CA.
What predicts the dissolution of advice and information ties between teachers? Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Denver, CO.
2015
The effects of subgroup-specific accountability on the working conditions, turnover, and attrition of Black teachers in North Carolina. In Y. Sealey-Ruiz (Chair), School working conditions and teacher turnover: Implications for diversifying the teacher workforce. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Managing under pressure: New principals, accountability, and commitment in low-performing urban schools. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Engaging the “black box” of teacher peer effects: Do teachers seek out higher performing peers for advice and information about teaching? Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Washington, D.C.
2014
New principals, accountability, and relationships in low-performing urban schools. In Promising scholarship in education: Dissertation fellows and their research. Invited poster session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
The effects of subgroup-specific accountability on teacher attrition. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, San Antonio, TX.
2013
The effects of subgroup-specific accountability on teacher attrition. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C.
2012
Do student teachers’ career plans change during student teaching? Evidence from an urban district. In L. M. Anderson (Chair), Student teaching in urban districts: Implications for teacher quality, career paths, and policy. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, B.C.
2011
Early differences: Student teaching schools, career plans, and teacher hiring. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Do student teachers’ career plans change during student teaching? Evidence from an urban district. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Seattle, WA.
2010
Student teaching placements in a large urban district. Poster session presented at the Institute for Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Student teaching placements in a large urban district. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Education Finance Association, Richmond, VA.
Invited Talks
2020
How can schools and school districts support the leadership—and influence—of National Board-certified teachers? Invited presentation at the office of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Can school systems leverage National Board-certified teachers to build teacher improvement? Invited lecture for the Ecology of Education lecture series, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, George Washington University.
2017
The elephant in the schoolhouse: The role of physical proximity in school staff interactions about teaching. Invited presentation at the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
How can schools and school districts support the leadership—and influence—of National Board-certified teachers? Invited presentation at the office of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Can school systems leverage National Board-certified teachers to build teacher improvement? Invited lecture for the Ecology of Education lecture series, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, George Washington University.
2017
The elephant in the schoolhouse: The role of physical proximity in school staff interactions about teaching. Invited presentation at the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.