Today, Whitney interviews Constance Lindsay, a public policy researcher formerly at the Urban Institute, but since recording has transitioned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Education. Constance breaks down her unique career trajectory — including working with three advisors in grad school, being an adjunct, and a stint at a Washington, D.C. think tank — and shares her research on practices to close racial achievement gaps in education.

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More on the Interviewee: Dr. Constance Lindsay

Dr. Lindsay’s Professional Path:

PPIA Summer Program

An MBA for Do-Gooders: Georgetown’s Master in Public Policy

Presidential Management Fellows Program

IES Predoctoral Fellowship

Constance’s Doctoral Program

Urban Institute

Constance’s NBER Paper

Other Topics Discussed in the Episode:

What is Econometrics?

Dr. Sandy Darity

“Baby Bonds”

The “Role Model Effect”

Slow Burn Podcast

What is Doctoral Hooding?

Bias in Teaching Evaluations

Classroom Incivilities Against Teachers, Especially Women of Color

What is Fundamental Attribution Error?

NPR: To Get to College, It Helps Black Students to Have a Black Teacher Early On

NPR: How Our Identities Shape Health and Educational Success

APPAM

Trayvon Martin

Recorded: February 7, 2019

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Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

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Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Sibling podcast: The Effort Report