Dr. Rebecca Hinze Pifer

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Rebecca Hinze-Pifer is an assistant professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, a Master's in Public Policy from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics and Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Hinze-Pifer's research focuses on school-based approaches to reducing social inequality, particularly in terms of programs designed to influence adolescent socioemotional development. Her work includes a mixture of randomized field experiments and quasi-experimental studies using school administrative data to understand the impacts of school policies. Furthermore, she has published and presented on various topics related to school discipline, teacher classroom management practices, and student responses to community violence.

Research Interests

Courses

SPED 550: Methods Educational Inquiry CI 550 EPSY 550 ERAM 550 ERAM 567: Quantitative Methods Education Policy 3 EPOL 550: Methods Educational Inquiry EPSY 550: Methods Educational Inquiry ERAM 565: Quantitative Methods Education Policy 1 EPOL 591: Thesis Seminar

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.