James V. Shuls Education Policy Analyst ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT Show-Me Institute INFORMATION 4512 West Pine Blvd. Office: (314) 454-0667 Saint Louis, MO 63108 E-mail:
[email protected] AREAS OF Education policy, School choice, School leadership, Teacher quality and INTEREST Teacher labor policies: certification, pay, evaluation, effectiveness, tenure, etc. DOCTORAL Ph.D. in Education Policy, University of Arkansas—June 2013 STUDIES Dissertation: "Do Teacher Characteristics Affect Student Achievement? Evidence from a Rural State" DISSERTATION COMMITTEE AND REFERENCES Jay P. Greene (Chair) Patrick Wolf Gary Ritter 21st Century Chair in 21st Century Chair in 21st Century Chair in Education Reform School Choice Education Policy University of Arkansas University of Arkansas University of Arkansas (479) 575-3162 (479) 575-2084 (479) 575-4971
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] EDUCATION M.S.E. in Elementary Education, Missouri State University 2007 B.S.E. in Elementary Education, Missouri Southern State 2004 University EXTERNALLY Principal Investigator: Eager feet and empty seats: An analysis of 2012-13 FUNDED the private school market in Kansas City and Saint Louis ($25,000) GRANTS AWARDS AND Doctoral Academy Fellow, University of Arkansas 2009-12 HONORS Will Myers Memorial Scholarship, Association for Education 2012 Finance and Policy Prestage Cook Award, Southern Political Science Association 2011 Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society 2003 Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education 2003 PROFESSIONAL Education Policy Analyst, Show-Me Institute 2012- EXPERIENCE Research Assistant for Dr. Jay P. Greene, Department Head & 21st 2011-12 Century Chair in Education Reform, University of Arkansas Research Assistant for Dr.