Recent and Current Ph.D. Dissertations on Topics in Education

Michele Moser, Associate Professor of Public Administration, The George Washington University, School of Business and Public Management. Doctor of Philosophy, Wagner Graduate School, New York University, 1996.
Dissertation: "An Examination of School Level Resource Allocation and the School Level Budget Process in Rochester, New York"

Ross Rubenstein, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies, Georgia State University, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and College of Education, webpage http://www.gsu.edu/~padrhr. Doctor of Philosophy, Wagner Graduate School, New York University, 1997.
Dissertation: "School-Level Budgeting and Resource Allocation in the Chicago Schools: Processes and Results" Winner of the American Education Finance Association's Jean Flanigan Outstanding Dissertation Award.

Patrice Iatarola, Assistant Professor, Florida State University. Doctor of Philosophy, Wagner Graduate School, New York University, 2002.
Dissertation: "Equity and Distribution of Resources and Performance Across Elementary and Middle Schools Within Large Urban School Districts: Evidence from New York City"

Hella Bel Hadj Amor, Assistant Research Scientist, Wagner Graduate School, New York University. Dissertation in progress on Cost of Education, District Organization and School-Level Accountability

Dylan Conger, Assistant Research Scientist, Wagner Graduate School, New York University. Dissertation in progress on Immigrant School Children in New York City

Dae Yeop Kim, Assistant Research Scientist, Wagner Graduate School, New York University. Dissertation in progress on Evaluation of School Reforms: Alternative Methodologies

Carole Portas, Doctoral Student, Wagner Graduate School, New York University. Dissertation in progress on Choice of Early Childhood Care and Its Effect on Kindergarten Performance

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