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Senior Research Associate at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University | Economist studying the economics of education, labor markets & development | catherinemata.com

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Summer isn’t just vacation; it’s a critical moment for college-intending students. Our new #EdResearch4Action brief explains how schools can stop summer melt in its tracks.

bit.ly/4pxmEiU

10.12.2025 17:30 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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🚨 New report!

“The Road to SUCCESS” documents how Massachusetts built a statewide student support initiative across all 15 public community colleges.

Comprehensive support services. Local flexibility. Rapid scale-up.

Report 👉: annenberg.brown.edu/publications...

20.11.2025 17:02 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1

I highly recommend this postdoc at the @annenberginstitute.bsky.social! If anyone is considering applying, I’m happy to chat about what the postdoc was like for me and what it’s been like living in Providence. Feel free to reach out!

18.11.2025 22:54 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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🎓 Heading to #APPAM2025? Catch @ellenbryer.bsky.social talk: Behind the Scenes: Faculty–Staff Collaboration in a Student Success Effort.

📅 Thurs, Nov 13 | 1:45–3:15 PM (PST)
📍 Hyatt Regency Seattle, Rm 505

🔗 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
@annenberginstitute.bsky.social

12.11.2025 16:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Come join us!

11.11.2025 16:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Excited to see our new paper out exploring the dynamics of faculty–staff collaboration in implementing low-touch, technology-based student support interventions.

📄 Read the full EdWorkingPaper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314

06.11.2025 14:32 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Are you attending #SREE? #EduSky
Join @ellenbryer.bsky.social for her presentation on 10/10 at 2:15 PM.
We’re excited to see this work coming out!
Ellen will share valuable insights on how faculty & staff collaborate to support student success
@katharinemeyer.bsky.social @linzpage.bsky.social

08.10.2025 20:58 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Headed to #SREE2025 this week? Be sure to catch the presentations from our Annenberg team! For more details on the schedule and sessions, check out the guide here: buff.ly/0AGQrj1

07.10.2025 12:00 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Do RCTs in higher ed risk contamination?

From a large in-person college course intervention, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social show when individual-level randomization is preferred

📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083

11.09.2025 16:03 👍 7 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment - Lynch School of Education and Human Development - Boston College MESA has been training students to examine educational programs, design quantitative research studies, develop assessment instruments, and analyze educational data to help inform policy-making for ove...

🚨Interested in a PhD focusing on quant methods and education & social policy? I'm recruiting this year at @bclynchschool in the Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment program www.bc.edu/bc-web/schoo...

29.08.2025 14:41 👍 15 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 1
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#TakeawayTuesday: “A Bridge to Graduation: Post-Secondary Effects of an Alternative Pathway for Students Who Fail High School Exit Exams," by Jane Arnold Lincove, Catherine Mata, and Kalena E. Cortes.
🔗: doi.org/10.1162/edfp...
#EFP

12.08.2025 16:39 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Elisa, this paper sounds super interesting. Do you have a publicly available draft to share?

30.06.2025 20:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hi! I’m looking for a few more doctorate holding reviewers for AERA Division L - Section 1 (governance and politics). Reviewing will take place later this summer. If you’re interested, drop a comment here or message me. Thanks for considering.

11.06.2025 15:57 👍 6 🔁 8 💬 5 📌 1
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Mentorship is critical to guiding the next generation of public policy researchers. Apply to participate in our Mentor Matching program today: ow.ly/spKx50W7WCI

11.06.2025 18:09 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I changed the default settings so it doesn't ask me to 'confirm' if I actually want to leave the meeting...the downside to that is that now I leave and people are still waving goodbye 👋 🤭

06.06.2025 20:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Congrats, so proud of you, Dr. King!

19.05.2025 14:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Reporting directly to the Principal Investigators, Drs. Lindsay Page, John Papay and Nate Schwartz, the Senior Research Associate drives all aspects of project planning for research projects in a dynamic, layered team setting.

Learn more and apply: buff.ly/x8XVKd6

09.04.2025 15:00 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

@ellenbryer.bsky.social

28.03.2025 22:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Come join us—Annenberg is an amazing place to be!
#EduSky

28.03.2025 14:12 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Congrats, Matt!!

18.03.2025 13:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Congrats, @andrewmcamp.com!!! @annenberginstitute.bsky.social

13.03.2025 22:40 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Terrific session indeed! All great papers, presenters, and conversations with everyone in the room. #AEFP2025

We have a working paper available now, but stay tuned for the updated version coming soon! @katharinemeyer.bsky.social @linzpage.bsky.social

edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083

13.03.2025 21:04 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I'm looking forward to attending #ESS this week. I'm presenting research on the role of partisan affiliation in local public sector hiring - focusing on the case of school district superintendents - in the "From Polarization to Solidarity" mini-conference. DM me if you want to chat or grab coffee!

03.03.2025 17:19 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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2025 Brown Postdoctoral Excellence Awards

Honored to be one of the recipients of the 2025 Brown Postdoctoral Excellence Awards!

Huge thanks to Brown Postdoctoral Affairs for this recognition and to @linzpage.bsky.social and the Annenberg Institute for their support in advancing my research! ¡Seguimos!
postdocs.brown.edu/news/2025-02...

27.02.2025 21:38 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

I've been working (w/Lindsay Page and @catherinematah.bsky.social) on projects using chatbots in higher education for the past few years.

There are many promising uses for AI in supporting students through complicated college processes - and many important guardrails to include when you do that!

13.02.2025 22:17 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 2

The Inter-American Development Bank is forming a poverty group, with multiple staff positions.

Lead Specialist jobs.iadb.org/job/Economic...

Specialist jobs.iadb.org/job/Economic...

Great opportunity to help shape the organization's operational & analytical work around poverty reduction.

12.02.2025 17:46 👍 44 🔁 31 💬 1 📌 2

Please message below or email me if you're headed to 2025 AEFP and interested in being a MENTOR for the Early Career Mentorship Program.

Happy to answer any questions -- and thank you in advance!!

28.01.2025 15:27 👍 2 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0