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Anjali Adukia
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Faculty @UChicago @HarrisPolicy | Director @MiiELab | Education, children, joy | she/they | #checkyourself | Grateful | on threads: @anjaliadukia

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A fantastic day 1 of the @UChicago AI in Social Science conference! Thanks to the amazing participants, @CAAI_Booth, @MiiELab, and especially @BeckerFriedman for such an engaging day! A delightfully thought-provoking keynote by Jon Kleinberg capped off the evening!

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September 26, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Submit your work using AI in the social sciences to the annual AI in Social Science conference at The University of Chicago! Submissions due May 1!

The conference will be held September 25-26 in Chicago, IL, USA.

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Call for papers, 2025 AI in social science conference, September 25-26
February 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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It was an honor and pleasure to speak at the IDB today! Thank you for having me and for organizing such a thought-provoking convening!

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January 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Here’s to a beautiful new year filled with joy and wonder ✨
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January 1, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Thanks, @daveevansphd.bsky.social!

(And thanks to @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social for the opportunity to discuss this work examining restorative justice in Chicago schools (with Ben Feigenberg, Fatemeh Momeni, and me!) :)

For anyone interested, here’s the full paper: bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/u...
School districts historically approached conflict-resolution from the perspective that suspending disruptive students was necessary to protect their classmates, even if this caused harm to perceived offenders. Restorative practices (RP) – focused on reparation and shared ownership of disciplinary justice – are designed to address undesirable behavior without imparting harm. We study Chicago Public Schools’ adoption of RP and identify decreased suspensions and arrests, driven by effects for Black students. We find null effects on test-score value added, ruling out average declines larger than 0.025SD. We estimate a 15% decrease in out-of-school arrests, consistent with RP substantively changing student behavior.
December 18, 2024 at 3:55 AM
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Thanks, @daveevansphd.bsky.social!

(And thanks to @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social for the opportunity to discuss this work with CPS evaluated by Ben Feigenberg, Fatemeh Momeni, and me!) :)

For anyone interested, a link to the full paper can be found here: bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/u...
This is an abstract for the paper. School districts historically approached conflict-resolution from the perspective that suspending disruptive students was necessary to protect their classmates, even if this caused harm to perceived offenders. Restorative practices (RP) – focused on reparation and shared ownership of disciplinary justice – are designed to address undesirable behavior without imparting harm. We study Chicago Public Schools’ adoption of RP and identify decreased suspensions and arrests, driven by effects for Black students. We find null effects on test-score value added, ruling out average declines larger than 0.025SD. We estimate a 15% decrease in out-of-school arrests, consistent with RP substantively changing student behavior.
December 18, 2024 at 3:52 AM
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Econ RA/Predoc Opportunity!

Ben Feigenberg & I are looking for an RA to work with us on projects studying the impacts of restorative justice in schools. Apply here!
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Professor Anjali Adukia (University of Chicago) and Professor Ben Feigenberg (University of Illinois at Chicago) seek a full-time research assistant with strong technical skills to work on large-scale social policy research projects designed to improve educational outcomes. The analyst will work on a portfolio of projects related to education and restorative justice in schools. The position is based in Chicago, IL. The successful candidate will have experience in applying a variety of statistical modeling and data analysis techniques to datasets in real-world settings. From project inception to delivery, the RA will contribute to all facets of data collection and cleaning, model development, and implementation. To apply, please submit a resume/CV, a letter of interest, the name of at least one reference, and an unofficial transcript through the UChicago Workday jobs portal. Example Responsibilities • Works with partners and members of the research team to propose and implement analytical approaches to solving specific research questions. • Cleans, transforms, merges, and matches between large and complex research and administrative datasets. • Builds statistical models for a variety of research projects. • Performs sampling, power analysis, and randomization. • Prepares results for memos, presentations, and academic papers for both policymakers and researchers. • Assists with literature reviews and drafting papers. • Writes statistical computer programs and reviews computer output for consistency and quality. Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project. • Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. • Conducts literature reviews. • Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts, and other documents. • Performs other related work as needed.
December 5, 2024 at 1:34 AM