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Associate Professor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Joseph<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

B.A. Political Science, Iowa State University
M.A. Political Science, University of Connecticut
Ph.D. Curriculum 足彩app哪个是正规的ory and Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Office: UW2-212
Email: jferrare@uw.edu<\/a>
Phone: 425-352-3801
Website: Joseph J. Ferrare<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am a social scientist who studies the reform movements reshaping the education system and the role that public policy and social networks play in influencing these changes. My training and professional trajectory has been highly interdisciplinary, drawing on theories and methods from political science, education, sociology, and economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I offer courses in the data sciences as well as public policy at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Much of my current teaching centers on applied statistics, research design, network science, and data visualization for the Data Visualization<\/a> major and the Masters in Policy Studies (MAPS)<\/a> program. I also offer courses in education and social policy for MAPS and the Law, Economics, and Public Policy<\/a> major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent Courses Taught<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BDATA 200 Introduction to Data Studies
BIS 215 Understanding Statistics
BIS 232 Introduction to Data Visualization
BIS 411 Network Analysis & Visualization
BIS 443 Education Policy and the American Economy
BIS 447 Topics in Quantitative Inquiry
BPOLST 594 Research Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research\/Scholarship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am currently involved in a variety of projects examining different aspects of education policy and reform movements across the K-16 system. One of those studies involves using statewide longitudinal data to estimate the impacts of Indiana\u2019s school choice policies (charter schools, virtual schools, vouchers, magnets) on outcomes including school discipline, high school graduation, and college enrollment. This project is a collaboration with colleagues from University of Kentucky and University of Notre Dame and has been funded by the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Institute of Education Sciences (Award # R305A190340<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am also working on advancing the use of network analysis in ways that can better inform education policy \u2013 from the work of community activists and organizations to federal policymaking institutions. Part of this work is funded by the Spencer Foundation<\/a> and involves numerous collaborators. 足彩app哪个是正规的se projects are generating insights about how networks are reshaping the public education system, the emergence and change of beliefs about public education, and the sources of information used to influence public perceptions of policy problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n