Faculty Profile

Cassandra M.D. Hart
Assistant Professor

July 15, 2011 School Organization and Ed Policy

Cassandra Hart is assistant professor of education policy. Her recent work focuses on the effects of school choice. Hart earned her PhD from Northwestern University in 2011.

Education

2011: Ph.D., Human Development and Social Policy, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University

2006: Master of Public Policy, with honors
Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

2002 Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Honors thesis completed
School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Fellowships, Grants and Awards

2010-11 Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
2007-10 Institute for Educational Sciences Predoctoral Fellowship, Multidisciplinary Program in Education Sciences
2008, 09 Conference Travel Grant, Northwestern University
2007, 08 Grant, Urie Bronfenbrenner Student Travel Fund for Doctoral Students in Child Policy, for travel to Annual Meeting of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management conference
2006-07 University Fellowship, Northwestern University
2006 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Honorable Mention
2005-06 McCormick Tribune Urban Leadership Fellow, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
2004-06 Dean‟s Scholarship, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
1998-02 John Carroll Scholar, Georgetown University
1998-02 Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship, Georgetown University
1998 National Merit Scholar

Publications and Working Papers

Figlio, D. & Hart, C.M.D. (In preparation). Competitive effects of means-tested school vouchers.

Shager, H., Schindler, H., Hart, C.M.D., Duncan, G.J., Magnuson, K.A., & Yoshikawa, H. (In preparation).

2011: Figlio, D., & Hart, C.M.D. (In press). Does competition improve public schools? New evidence from the Florida Tax Credit scholarship program. Education Next
2010 Figlio, D., Hart, C.M.D., & Metzger, M. (2010). Who uses a means-tested scholarship and what do they choose? Economics of Education Review 29(2): 301-317.

2008: Mendenhall, R., Kalil, A., Spindel, L.J. & Hart, C.M.D. (2008). Job loss at mid-life: Managers and executives face the „new risk economy.‟ Social Forces 87(1): 185-209.
Presentations

2010: Selection into means-tested school voucher programs. With David N. Figlio. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, Boston, MA (November 2010).

Competitive effects of means-tested school vouchers. With David N. Figlio. Poster presented at the Annual Institute for Education Sciences Conference, Washington, DC (June 2010).

— Paper presented at the Spring Meeting of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA (April 2010).

— Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Finance Association, Richmond, VA (March 2010).

2009: Selection patterns for participation in Florida‟s Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program. With David N. Figlio and Molly Metzger. Poster presented at the Annual Institute for Education Sciences Conference, Washington, DC (June 2009).

Parenting and child cognitive and socioemotional development: A longitudinal twin differences study. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Detroit, MI (May 2009).

— Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development, Denver, CO (April 2009).

Who uses a means-tested scholarship, and what do they choose? New evidence from Florida. With David N. Figlio and Molly Metzger. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Finance Association, Nashville, TN (April 2009).

2008: Parental work and children‟s sleep patterns. With Emma K. Adam and Emily K. Snell. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, LA (April 2008).

2007: Penny wise and effect size foolish. By Greg J. Duncan and Katherine Magnuson. Paper presented on authors‟ behalf at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, DC (November 2007).