Faculty delve into the broad landscape of influences – namely, history, social and economic policy, and politics – and the organizational features of the institutions that sustain the nation’s diverse array of local schools and districts. Faculty conduct both social science research and teach in the economics, sociology, history, and politics of education. Together, faculty hold a commitment to fine empirical work – whether qualitative or quantitative – that illuminates the motivations, values, and practices shaping common cause and stakeholder conflict as we try to improve public education.
To find a faculty member who is an expert in the area, click on the titles below.
Leadership in Educational Organizations
Travis J. Bristol
Rebecca Cheung
Bruce Fuller**
Gina Garcia*†
Tom Green
Özge Hacıfazlıoğlu
Annie Johnston
Rick Mintrop**
Erin Murphy-Graham
Lihi Rosenthal
Soraya A. Sablo-Sutton
Janelle Scott
Jose Eos Trinidad*†
Tina Trujillo
Derek Van Rheenen†
Michelle D. Young†
* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
† Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.
Policy Analysis and Program Implementation
Travis J. Bristol
Tolani Britton
Bruce Fuller**
Gina Garcia*†
Kris D. Gutierrez*
Annie Johnston
Rick Mintrop**
Daniel Perlstein
Janelle Scott
Jose Eos Trinidad*†
Tina Trujillo
Derek Van Rheenen†
Mark R. Wilson*
Michelle D. Young†
* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
† Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.
Politics of Education Advocacy
Lisa García Bedolla
Travis J. Bristol
Tolani Britton
Bruce Fuller**
Gina Garcia*†
Kris D. Gutíerrez*
Annie Johnston
Rick Mintrop**
Daniel Perlstein
Janelle Scott
Jose Eos Trinidad*†
Tina Trujillo*
Derek Van Rheenen†
Michelle D. Young†
* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
† Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.
School Improvement
Travis J. Bristol
Rebecca Cheung
Bruce Fuller**
Kris D. Gutíerrez*
Özge Hacıfazlıoğlu
Annie Johnston
Rick Mintrop**
Lihi Rosenthal
Soraya A. Sablo-Sutton
Alan Schoenfeld**
Jose Eos Trinidad*†
Tina Trujillo
Mark R. Wilson*
Frank C. Worrell*
Chunyan Yang
* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
† Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.