Dr. Eric Grodsky

Biography

Eric Grodsky is a Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has served as Co-Director of the Madison Education Partnership, a research-practice partnership with the Madison Metropolitan School District. His research focuses on quantitative models of observational data within educational contexts, drawing on complex data sets from panel studies that rely on stratified and clustered samples. Grodsky has extensive experience over the past 15 years in applying analytic techniques that address a variety of violations of simpler model assumptions, including correlated disturbances and heteroskedasticity. He also provides methodological training and guidance through the Interdisciplinary Training Program in Education Sciences and the Center for Demography and Ecology's training program. His work examines how stratified contexts such as families and schools contribute to the development of human capital across different stages of the life course, from early childhood to college. Grodsky aims to equip students with both socioemotional and cognitive skills that are critical for academic success, as well as the ability to manage workloads and deadlines effectively.

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