I am a postdoctoral scholar in the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy at the Ohio State University. I completed my Ph.D. training in Education Policy and Human Development in Social Context at the University of California, Irvine. I research early educational policies and programs by applying theories, using diverse methods, and leveraging multiple datasets.
My research spans multiple disciplines, including public policy, education, developmental psychology, economics, learning science, and sociology. I leverage a range of developmental theories to examine educational issues including curricular practices, the quality of teacher and child interactions and classroom environments, as well as peer effects. My research extends to investigating school, state, and federal level policies and programs, with a particular focus on children facing disadvantages, such as racial minority children and children with disabilities. Through an interdisciplinary lens, I aim to contribute actionable insights that can promote equity in educational practices and support the holistic development of all children.
I aim to produce rigorous research that is both relevant for policy-making and scalable. I use various methodologies, including differences-in-differences, event study, instrumental variable, and quantile treatment effect. Complementing my methodological approach, I integrate datasets to offer causal insights that support the implementation and expansion of early programs.
My work has been published in journals such as Early Childhood Research Quarterly and Frontiers in Psychology. I have also received many research grants, including the AERA dissertation award and the Integrated Research Training Grant.
