Dr. Christina Weiland

Biography

Christina Weiland is a Professor at the University of Michigan's Marsal Family School of Education, with a courtesy appointment at the Ford School of Public Policy. She is affiliated with the Educational Studies department and serves as co-Director of the Education Policy Initiative and Director of the Predoctoral Training Program in Causal Inference Education Policy Research. Dr. Weiland's research primarily investigates early childhood interventions and public policies affecting children's development, focusing particularly on children from low-income families. She has a strong interest in the active ingredients that drive successful outcomes in public preschool programs, employing quantitative research methods alongside educational measurement and developmental processes. Her ongoing projects include a longitudinal study of preschool experiences for students in Boston Public Schools and an evaluation of Michigan’s Transitional Kindergarten program. Throughout her career, she has received numerous accolades, including the Association for Education Finance and Policy Early Career Award and the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow award. Dr. Weiland completed her EdD at Harvard, emphasizing quantitative policy analysis in education, and holds a BA from Dartmouth College.

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