Monthly Archives: August 2008

The life of an applied researcher

Check out the first deleted scene from The Simpsons Movie. It’s really funny and deftly portrays what it can be like to conduct applied research in the policy arena. The head of the EPA fails to persuade President Schwarzenegger to … Continue reading

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Workshop on quasi-experimental design and analysis in education

I recently attended one of the Workshops on Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis in Education. The workshop was led by two of my heroes, Thomas Cook and William Shadish. It was an honor to be selected for the workshop and to … Continue reading

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