Researcher Spotlights
PNPI’s Researcher Spotlights amplify the work of emerging researchers in the higher education space.
Since 2021, we have highlighted the contributions of talented researchers via webinars. During each event, our featured researcher shared the topline findings of their recent study or analysis, then answered audience questions.
As we continue this series, we welcome your nominations for researchers to spotlight! We are particularly interested in quantitative work focused on federal student aid, student loan debt, enrollment, graduation, or persistence. If you know someone we should showcase, please submit a nomination or ask them to nominate themselves!
Upcoming Researcher Spotlights
Past Researcher Spotlights:
"Rising Above the Threshold: How Expansions in Financial Aid Can Increase the Equitable Delivery of Postsecondary Value for More Students"
Genevieve Garcia Kendrick, Senior Research Analyst at IHEP
"Shifting Narratives: Centering Race in Defining and Measuring College Value"
Casey Nguyen, Senior Research Associate at TICAS
"Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States"
Terry Vaughan, Vice President of Research at the Pell Institute
"How Black Women Experience Student Debt"
Brittani Williams, Senior Policy Analyst at The Education Trust
The Pell Access and Outcomes Explorer Tool
Jared Colston, Associate Director of Research at PNPI
"Disproportionate Burden: Estimating the Cost of FAFSA Verification for Public Colleges and Universities"
Alberto Guzman-Alvarez, Ph.D. Student at the University of Pittsburgh
"Latino and Black Student Retention during the COVID-19 Pandemic"
Emily Labandera, Director of Research at Excelencia In Education
