Doug is our founding Director and Tulane Professor of Economics. 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.

Nathan Barrett is an Associate Director and Senior Research Fellow, and his research focuses on the effect of teacher employment policies on teacher labor market outcomes and decisions.

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.

Christian Buerger is a Postdoctoral Fellow whose research focuses on topics in program evaluation, public management, and public finance.

Mónica Hernández is a Postdoctoral Fellow, and her research studies the role that outside of school settings play on educational inequality gaps, both in developed and developing countries.

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.

Briana Diaz is a Scientific Research Analyst whose interests include database structures and data systems.

Frederick Sakon is a Scientific Research Analyst, and his research interests include probabilistic modeling and statistical methods applicable to education policy and socio-behavioral research.

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