Brent Evans

Brent Evans

Brent (bjevans@stanford.edu) is a doctoral student in Higher Education at Stanford University and an IES Pre-doctoral Fellow. He received a BA from the University of Virginia in Physics and American Government, an MEd in Higher Education from Harvard University, and an MA in Economics from Stanford University. Brent's professional experience includes teaching at Haileybury College in England, working in undergraduate admissions at the University of Virginia, and conducting research and policy analysis on federal financial aid in Washington DC for the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. Working in collaboration with Eric Bettinger, his current research interests focus on higher education access and persistence.
Faculty Advisors: Eric Bettinger, Susanna Loeb, Anthony Antonio
Improving college performance and retention the easy way: Unpacking the ACT examAmerican Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Forthcoming.
Setting Aside the Course Reader: The Legal, Economic, and Pedagogical ReasonsInnovative Higher Education, 38(5), Forthcoming.
College Admission Testing in AmericaIn Stead, V. (Ed.), International Perspectives in Higher Education Admission Policy: A reader, New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Forthcoming.
Name: Brent Evans
Research Interests: College Access and Persistence, Admission and Financial Aid Policy, College Student Success
Area of Study: Economics of Higher Education
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Home region: Newport News, VA
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Research Interests: College Access and Persistence, Admission and Financial Aid Policy, College Student Success
Area of Study: Economics of Higher Education
Education:
- Stanford University, Ph.D. Higher Education, Expected 2013
- Stanford University, M.A. Economics, 2012
- Harvard University, M.Ed. Higher Education, 2006
- University of Virginia, B.A. Physics & American Government, 2002
Home region: Newport News, VA
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