Research Discipline/Bio
Sierra McCormick is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis at Teachers College, Columbia University and a Research Assistant at the Consortium of Policy Research in Education (CPRE). She is interested in examining the intersecting roles of race, class, and place to understand how school segregation and desegregation, school choice, and neighborhood change shape and constrain opportunities for historically marginalized students. Prior to joining CPRE, Sierra worked as a Research Associate at WestEd and the Regional Education Laboratory, Northwest, contributing to all aspects of research, technical assistance, and evaluation projects.
Educational Background
Masters of Arts, Education Policy, Teachers College, 2022
Bachelor of Arts, History, Scripps College, 2016
Honors/Awards
Staff Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Field, WestEd, 2022
Edward A. White Award in American Studies, Scripps College, 2016
History Senior Thesis Award, Scripps College, 2016
Publications/Exhibitions
Shmoys, R. J., McCormick, S., & Ready, D. D. (under review). Constrained agency and the architecture of educational choice: Evidence from New York City. Available at Annenberg Institute at Brown University EdWorking Papers: https://edworkingpapers.com/ai24-922
Ready, D. D., McCormick, S. G., & Shmoys, R. J. (under review). The effects of in-school virtual tutoring on student reading development: Evidence from a short-cycle randomized controlled trial. Available at Annenberg Institute at Brown University EdWorking Papers: https://doi.org/10.26300/569p-wz78
McCormick, S., Davenport, J., Rafferty, A., Raysor, S., Powers, J., & Yaron, D. (2023). ChemVLab+: Integrating Next Generation Science Standards Practices with Chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education 100(6), 2116-2131. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c01106 *Selected as American Chemical Society’s Editors’ Choice.
McCormick, S. (2019). Brutal justifications: Media narratives of twentieth century lynchings and twenty-first century police executions. Critical Theory and Social Justice Journal, 8(1), 49.
Last Updated: Oct 22, 2024