Doug is our founding Director, Tulane Professor of Economics, and Schlieder Foundation Chair in Public Education. His research has helped inform and influence national debates over a range of education policies, especially in charter-based school reform, teacher evaluation, accountability, and college access.

Lindsay Bell Weixler is an Associate Director and Senior Research Fellow, and her research interests include early childhood education and child and adolescent development in educational settings.

Lihan Liu is a Senior Research Fellow, and her research interests include labor economics, public economics, economics of education, and applied econometrics.

Deanna Allen is our Administrative Assistant, and she manages the office's day-to-day operations, tracks organizational budgets, and coordinates internal communications and meetings.

Cathy Balfe is a Research Analyst, and her research interests include parent choice within a decentralized enrollment system, particularly within early childhood education.

Alica Gerry is a Scientific Research Analyst III, and her research interests include the pre-K programming in New Orleans' decentralized education system.

Beth is a postdoctoral fellow at the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans within the Murphy Institute and Department of Economics at Tulane University.

As our Communications Director, Sara Slaughter oversees the development and execution of our communications strategy.