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Jordan Rickles has over 15 years of experience designing and conducting experimental and quasi-experimental research studies focusing on policies, programs, and strategies that improve student learning opportunities and performance. He specializes in research design and quantitative methodology, with particular interest in causal inference methods to investigate the variation of effects of practices in schools. Rickles has led multiple federally-funded studies, including the evaluation of an online credit recovery program in Los Angeles high schools and a national evaluation of a middle school supplemental math program. In 2015, he was awarded the IES Statistical Research Methodology Education Early Career Grant to study the implications of student attrition on study designs. His research expertise includes Advanced Quantitative Methods and Program Evaluation, and he has a strong background in Social Research Methodology, having earned his Ph.D. from UCLA. Rickles has published extensively in reputable academic journals, contributing valuable insights to the field of educational effectiveness and policy analysis.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.