Working Papers
The Effects of College Desegregation on Academic Achievement and Students’ Social Interactions: Evidence from Turnstile Data [Updated Manuscript]
Trust and Network Formation (joint with: Juan Camilo Cardenas, Danisz Okulicz, Davide Pietrobon and Tomás Rodríguez Barraquer) [Manuscript]
Policy Reports
The Postsecondary Outcomes of High School Dual Enrollment Students: A National and State-by-State Analysis. October 2024. (co-authored with: John Fink, Mariel Bedoya and Davis Jenkins) [CCRC Website]
Tracking Transfer: Community College and Four-Year Institutional Effectiveness in Broadening Bachelor’s Degree Attainment. February 2024. (co-authored with: John Fink, Mariel Bedoya, Davis Jenkins and Tania LaViolet) [CCRC Website]
Trends in Key Performance Indicators Among Colleges Participating in a Technology-Mediated Advising Reform Initiative. Community College Research Center Reports. January 2020 (co-authored with: Hughes, K. L., and Barnett, E. A.) [CCRC Website]
Baseline Trends in Key Performance Indicators Among Colleges Participating in a Technology-Mediated Advising Reform Initiative. Community College Research Center Reports. June 2018 (co- authored with: Armijo, M.) [CCRC Website].
Op-Eds
How to Boost Community-College Transfers. The Chronicle of Higher Ed. March 22, 2024 [Opinion]
Work in Progress
The Returns to College for Low-income students: Evidence from a Student Loan Program in Colombia (joint with Fabio Sanchez)
Examining the Benefits of Dual Enrollment in Communities, Sectors and Institutions (joint with Mariel Bedoya)
The Postsecondary and Earnings Trajectories of Dual Enrollment Students by Course Profiles: Evidence from Texas (joint with John Fink, Lauren Schudde, Wonsun Ryu and Davis Jenkins).
Peer Reviewed Publications (pre-doctoral)
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The Methodological Challenges of Measuring Student Learning, Degree Attainment, and Early Labor Market Outcomes in Higher Education 2017. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. Vol. 10(2): 424-448 (co-authored with: Melguizo, T., Zamarro, G. and Sanchez, F.)
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Impact of Credit for Low-Income Students on Access to and Academic Performance in Higher Education in Colombia: A Regression Discontinuity Approach. 2016. Word Development,Vol. 80. 61-77. (co- authored with: Melguizo, T., Sanchez, F.)
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¿Edificar o Educar? Impacto de los megacolegios en pruebas estandarizadas SABER 11. Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad. No. 74 (2015)
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Socio-economic inequalities in malnutrition among children and adolescents in Colombia: the role of individual, household- and community-level characteristics. 2013 Public Health Nutrition 16(9): 1703-18 (co- authored with: Garcia, S., Sarmiento O., Forde, I.)