Catherine Mata
@catherinematah.bsky.social
Senior Research Associate at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University | Economist studying the economics of education, labor markets & development | catherinemata.com
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🚨 New report!
“The Road to SUCCESS” documents how Massachusetts built a statewide student support initiative across all 15 public community colleges.
Comprehensive support services. Local flexibility. Rapid scale-up.
Report 👉: annenberg.brown.edu/publications...
“The Road to SUCCESS” documents how Massachusetts built a statewide student support initiative across all 15 public community colleges.
Comprehensive support services. Local flexibility. Rapid scale-up.
Report 👉: annenberg.brown.edu/publications...
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🚨 New report!
“The Road to SUCCESS” documents how Massachusetts built a statewide student support initiative across all 15 public community colleges.
Comprehensive support services. Local flexibility. Rapid scale-up.
Report 👉: annenberg.brown.edu/publications...
“The Road to SUCCESS” documents how Massachusetts built a statewide student support initiative across all 15 public community colleges.
Comprehensive support services. Local flexibility. Rapid scale-up.
Report 👉: annenberg.brown.edu/publications...
I highly recommend this postdoc at the @annenberginstitute.bsky.social! If anyone is considering applying, I’m happy to chat about what the postdoc was like for me and what it’s been like living in Providence. Feel free to reach out!
📢 New postdoc opportunity at Annenberg!
The Annenberg Institute is seeking a postdoctoral research associate for a 2‐year appointment to join a diverse community of scholars committed to educational equity and improvement!
More info here: annenberg.brown.edu/opportunitie...
The Annenberg Institute is seeking a postdoctoral research associate for a 2‐year appointment to join a diverse community of scholars committed to educational equity and improvement!
More info here: annenberg.brown.edu/opportunitie...
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I highly recommend this postdoc at the @annenberginstitute.bsky.social! If anyone is considering applying, I’m happy to chat about what the postdoc was like for me and what it’s been like living in Providence. Feel free to reach out!
🎓 Heading to #APPAM2025? Catch @ellenbryer.bsky.social talk: Behind the Scenes: Faculty–Staff Collaboration in a Student Success Effort.
📅 Thurs, Nov 13 | 1:45–3:15 PM (PST)
📍 Hyatt Regency Seattle, Rm 505
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
@annenberginstitute.bsky.social
📅 Thurs, Nov 13 | 1:45–3:15 PM (PST)
📍 Hyatt Regency Seattle, Rm 505
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
@annenberginstitute.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🎓 Heading to #APPAM2025? Catch @ellenbryer.bsky.social talk: Behind the Scenes: Faculty–Staff Collaboration in a Student Success Effort.
📅 Thurs, Nov 13 | 1:45–3:15 PM (PST)
📍 Hyatt Regency Seattle, Rm 505
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
@annenberginstitute.bsky.social
📅 Thurs, Nov 13 | 1:45–3:15 PM (PST)
📍 Hyatt Regency Seattle, Rm 505
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
@annenberginstitute.bsky.social
Come join us!
Join our Literacy Launch Partnership team as a Project Manager to oversee evaluation and research initiatives. Build connections with research allies and educational leaders at district and state levels.
More details at:
More details at:
Project Manager | Annenberg Institute at Brown
About Brown: Brown University is a leading research university distinct for its student-centered learning and deep sense of purpose. Our students, faculty and staff are driven by the idea that their…
annenberg.brown.edu
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Come join us!
Excited to see our new paper out exploring the dynamics of faculty–staff collaboration in implementing low-touch, technology-based student support interventions.
📄 Read the full EdWorkingPaper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
📄 Read the full EdWorkingPaper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Behind the scenes of student success interventions: Faculty & staff collaborate and make key changes that strengthen low-touch supports
🔍@ellenbryer.bsky.social, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
🔍@ellenbryer.bsky.social, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Excited to see our new paper out exploring the dynamics of faculty–staff collaboration in implementing low-touch, technology-based student support interventions.
📄 Read the full EdWorkingPaper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
📄 Read the full EdWorkingPaper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
Are you attending #SREE? #EduSky
Join @ellenbryer.bsky.social for her presentation on 10/10 at 2:15 PM.
We’re excited to see this work coming out!
Ellen will share valuable insights on how faculty & staff collaborate to support student success
@katharinemeyer.bsky.social @linzpage.bsky.social
Join @ellenbryer.bsky.social for her presentation on 10/10 at 2:15 PM.
We’re excited to see this work coming out!
Ellen will share valuable insights on how faculty & staff collaborate to support student success
@katharinemeyer.bsky.social @linzpage.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Are you attending #SREE? #EduSky
Join @ellenbryer.bsky.social for her presentation on 10/10 at 2:15 PM.
We’re excited to see this work coming out!
Ellen will share valuable insights on how faculty & staff collaborate to support student success
@katharinemeyer.bsky.social @linzpage.bsky.social
Join @ellenbryer.bsky.social for her presentation on 10/10 at 2:15 PM.
We’re excited to see this work coming out!
Ellen will share valuable insights on how faculty & staff collaborate to support student success
@katharinemeyer.bsky.social @linzpage.bsky.social
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Headed to #SREE2025 this week? Be sure to catch the presentations from our Annenberg team! For more details on the schedule and sessions, check out the guide here: buff.ly/0AGQrj1
October 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Headed to #SREE2025 this week? Be sure to catch the presentations from our Annenberg team! For more details on the schedule and sessions, check out the guide here: buff.ly/0AGQrj1
Reposted by Catherine Mata
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Do RCTs in higher ed risk contamination?
From a large in-person college course intervention, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social show when individual-level randomization is preferred
📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083
From a large in-person college course intervention, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social show when individual-level randomization is preferred
📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083
September 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Do RCTs in higher ed risk contamination?
From a large in-person college course intervention, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social show when individual-level randomization is preferred
📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083
From a large in-person college course intervention, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social show when individual-level randomization is preferred
📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083
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🚨Interested in a PhD focusing on quant methods and education & social policy? I'm recruiting this year at @bclynchschool in the Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment program www.bc.edu/bc-web/schoo...
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment - Lynch School of Education and Human Development - Boston College
MESA has been training students to examine educational programs, design quantitative research studies, develop assessment instruments, and analyze educational data to help inform policy-making for ove...
www.bc.edu
August 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🚨Interested in a PhD focusing on quant methods and education & social policy? I'm recruiting this year at @bclynchschool in the Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment program www.bc.edu/bc-web/schoo...
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#TakeawayTuesday: “A Bridge to Graduation: Post-Secondary Effects of an Alternative Pathway for Students Who Fail High School Exit Exams," by Jane Arnold Lincove, Catherine Mata, and Kalena E. Cortes.
🔗: doi.org/10.1162/edfp...
#EFP
🔗: doi.org/10.1162/edfp...
#EFP
August 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#TakeawayTuesday: “A Bridge to Graduation: Post-Secondary Effects of an Alternative Pathway for Students Who Fail High School Exit Exams," by Jane Arnold Lincove, Catherine Mata, and Kalena E. Cortes.
🔗: doi.org/10.1162/edfp...
#EFP
🔗: doi.org/10.1162/edfp...
#EFP
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Hi! I’m looking for a few more doctorate holding reviewers for AERA Division L - Section 1 (governance and politics). Reviewing will take place later this summer. If you’re interested, drop a comment here or message me. Thanks for considering.
June 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Hi! I’m looking for a few more doctorate holding reviewers for AERA Division L - Section 1 (governance and politics). Reviewing will take place later this summer. If you’re interested, drop a comment here or message me. Thanks for considering.
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Mentorship is critical to guiding the next generation of public policy researchers. Apply to participate in our Mentor Matching program today: ow.ly/spKx50W7WCI
June 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Mentorship is critical to guiding the next generation of public policy researchers. Apply to participate in our Mentor Matching program today: ow.ly/spKx50W7WCI
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Reporting directly to the Principal Investigators, Drs. Lindsay Page, John Papay and Nate Schwartz, the Senior Research Associate drives all aspects of project planning for research projects in a dynamic, layered team setting.
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/x8XVKd6
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/x8XVKd6
April 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Reporting directly to the Principal Investigators, Drs. Lindsay Page, John Papay and Nate Schwartz, the Senior Research Associate drives all aspects of project planning for research projects in a dynamic, layered team setting.
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/x8XVKd6
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/x8XVKd6
Come join us—Annenberg is an amazing place to be!
#EduSky
#EduSky
The Research Associate will work directly with Annenberg Institute faculty such as Drs. Lindsay Page and Christopher Cleveland to advance a range of ongoing research projects related to educational opportunity and higher education policy topics.
buff.ly/ihCRhU4
buff.ly/ihCRhU4
March 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Come join us—Annenberg is an amazing place to be!
#EduSky
#EduSky
Congrats, @andrewmcamp.com!!! @annenberginstitute.bsky.social
Congratulations to our Jean Flanigan Outstanding Dissertation Award Honorable Mention winners
March 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Congrats, @andrewmcamp.com!!! @annenberginstitute.bsky.social
Terrific session indeed! All great papers, presenters, and conversations with everyone in the room. #AEFP2025
We have a working paper available now, but stay tuned for the updated version coming soon! @katharinemeyer.bsky.social @linzpage.bsky.social
edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083
We have a working paper available now, but stay tuned for the updated version coming soon! @katharinemeyer.bsky.social @linzpage.bsky.social
edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083
March 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Terrific session indeed! All great papers, presenters, and conversations with everyone in the room. #AEFP2025
We have a working paper available now, but stay tuned for the updated version coming soon! @katharinemeyer.bsky.social @linzpage.bsky.social
edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083
We have a working paper available now, but stay tuned for the updated version coming soon! @katharinemeyer.bsky.social @linzpage.bsky.social
edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083
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I'm looking forward to attending #ESS this week. I'm presenting research on the role of partisan affiliation in local public sector hiring - focusing on the case of school district superintendents - in the "From Polarization to Solidarity" mini-conference. DM me if you want to chat or grab coffee!
March 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I'm looking forward to attending #ESS this week. I'm presenting research on the role of partisan affiliation in local public sector hiring - focusing on the case of school district superintendents - in the "From Polarization to Solidarity" mini-conference. DM me if you want to chat or grab coffee!
Honored to be one of the recipients of the 2025 Brown Postdoctoral Excellence Awards!
Huge thanks to Brown Postdoctoral Affairs for this recognition and to @linzpage.bsky.social and the Annenberg Institute for their support in advancing my research! ¡Seguimos!
postdocs.brown.edu/news/2025-02...
Huge thanks to Brown Postdoctoral Affairs for this recognition and to @linzpage.bsky.social and the Annenberg Institute for their support in advancing my research! ¡Seguimos!
postdocs.brown.edu/news/2025-02...
2025 Brown Postdoctoral Excellence Awards
postdocs.brown.edu
February 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Honored to be one of the recipients of the 2025 Brown Postdoctoral Excellence Awards!
Huge thanks to Brown Postdoctoral Affairs for this recognition and to @linzpage.bsky.social and the Annenberg Institute for their support in advancing my research! ¡Seguimos!
postdocs.brown.edu/news/2025-02...
Huge thanks to Brown Postdoctoral Affairs for this recognition and to @linzpage.bsky.social and the Annenberg Institute for their support in advancing my research! ¡Seguimos!
postdocs.brown.edu/news/2025-02...
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I've been working (w/Lindsay Page and @catherinematah.bsky.social) on projects using chatbots in higher education for the past few years.
There are many promising uses for AI in supporting students through complicated college processes - and many important guardrails to include when you do that!
There are many promising uses for AI in supporting students through complicated college processes - and many important guardrails to include when you do that!
1. Scoop: DOGE staffers embedded in the Education Department plan a new role for generative A.I., interacting with kids and parents who have questions about student aid, and potentially replacing many human call center workers www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...
DOGE Proposes A.I. Bot as Replacement for Financial Aid Help
A new chatbot would answer questions from student borrowers. The idea comes from staffers with ties to the tech industry as they push further into the agency’s work.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I've been working (w/Lindsay Page and @catherinematah.bsky.social) on projects using chatbots in higher education for the past few years.
There are many promising uses for AI in supporting students through complicated college processes - and many important guardrails to include when you do that!
There are many promising uses for AI in supporting students through complicated college processes - and many important guardrails to include when you do that!
Reposted by Catherine Mata
The Inter-American Development Bank is forming a poverty group, with multiple staff positions.
Lead Specialist jobs.iadb.org/job/Economic...
Specialist jobs.iadb.org/job/Economic...
Great opportunity to help shape the organization's operational & analytical work around poverty reduction.
Lead Specialist jobs.iadb.org/job/Economic...
Specialist jobs.iadb.org/job/Economic...
Great opportunity to help shape the organization's operational & analytical work around poverty reduction.
February 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The Inter-American Development Bank is forming a poverty group, with multiple staff positions.
Lead Specialist jobs.iadb.org/job/Economic...
Specialist jobs.iadb.org/job/Economic...
Great opportunity to help shape the organization's operational & analytical work around poverty reduction.
Lead Specialist jobs.iadb.org/job/Economic...
Specialist jobs.iadb.org/job/Economic...
Great opportunity to help shape the organization's operational & analytical work around poverty reduction.
Reposted by Catherine Mata
Please message below or email me if you're headed to 2025 AEFP and interested in being a MENTOR for the Early Career Mentorship Program.
Happy to answer any questions -- and thank you in advance!!
Happy to answer any questions -- and thank you in advance!!
Applications for AEFP Early Career Mentorship program are due TODAY by 11:59 pm PST ! Learn more and apply here: aefpweb.org/mentorsh...
January 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Please message below or email me if you're headed to 2025 AEFP and interested in being a MENTOR for the Early Career Mentorship Program.
Happy to answer any questions -- and thank you in advance!!
Happy to answer any questions -- and thank you in advance!!
Reposted by Catherine Mata
Researchers typically assume that student-level randomization in college classrooms will bias treatment effects toward zero, due to spillovers
Randomizing across classrooms minimizes spillovers but hugely reduces power
V cool study provides guidance on tradeoff
edworkingpapers.com/sites/defaul...
Randomizing across classrooms minimizes spillovers but hugely reduces power
V cool study provides guidance on tradeoff
edworkingpapers.com/sites/defaul...
December 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Researchers typically assume that student-level randomization in college classrooms will bias treatment effects toward zero, due to spillovers
Randomizing across classrooms minimizes spillovers but hugely reduces power
V cool study provides guidance on tradeoff
edworkingpapers.com/sites/defaul...
Randomizing across classrooms minimizes spillovers but hugely reduces power
V cool study provides guidance on tradeoff
edworkingpapers.com/sites/defaul...