Research

My research interests are in the areas of higher education policy, economics, and finance. My particular interest is in examining state, federal, and institutional policies that affect access and choice in postsecondary education.

You can look at abstracts and text of some of my publications and presentations. You can also access information about my books:

• The States and Public Higher Education Policy: Affordability, Access, and Accountability (2nd ed.) (Johns Hopkins, 2011)
• Generational Shockwaves and the Implications for Higher Education (Edward Elgar, 2009)
• State Postsecondary Education Research: New Methods to Inform Policy and Practice (Stylus Publishing, 2007)
• Condition of Access: Higher Education for Lower Income Students (ACE/Praeger, 2002)
• The States and Public Higher Education Policy: Affordability, Access, and Accountability (Johns Hopkins, 2001)