The Study
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The Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab (TN-PEARL) is a research partnership between the University of Tennessee Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research, Vanderbilt University, and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. Now in its third year, TN-PEARL endeavors to study how state, local, and institutional policies raise postsecondary attainment in Tennessee using a rich, longitudinal database spanning K-12, postsecondary, and workforce domains.
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Research Responsibilities
Graduate Research Assistant | Summer 2017-Summer 2020
Data Analysis and Dissemination
- Wrote literature reviews for lab studies.
- Created memos on research findings and project updates for external partners.
- Conducted data analysis for lab studies, including combining and cleaning datasets, producing longitudinal descriptive tables and figures, and conducting statistical analysis.
- Project lead on two studies as part of doctoral dissertation (see working papers below).
Study Management
- Supported in the organization of study projects and deliverables.
Research Products
Working Papers
Joshi, E. On Time but Still Behind: Variation in Parental Education and First-Generation Students' First-Term Academic Achievement.
Joshi, E. The Promise of Free: Changes in First-Generation Students' Postsecondary Outcomes After the Initiation of a Statewide Scholarship and Mentoring Program.
Joshi, E. The Promise of Free: Changes in First-Generation Students' Postsecondary Outcomes After the Initiation of a Statewide Scholarship and Mentoring Program.
Non-Academic Publications
Joshi, E. & Heinrich, C. (2020). Changes in First-Generation College Students' First-Term Outcomes Following the Initiation of the Tennessee Promise. Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab (TN-PEARL) Policy Brief. Vanderbilt University.
Joshi, E. & Heinrich, C. (2020). Characteristics of First-Generation College Students and the Initiation of the Tennessee Promise. Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab (TN-PEARL) Policy Brief. Vanderbilt University.
Joshi, E. & Heinrich, C. (2020). First Term Postsecondary Outcomes of First-Generation College Students in Tennessee. Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab (TN-PEARL) Policy Brief. Vanderbilt University.
Joshi, E. & Heinrich, C. (2020). An Introduction to First-Generation College Students in Tennessee. Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab (TN-PEARL) Policy Brief. Vanderbilt University.
Joshi, E. & Heinrich, C. (2020). Changes in First-Generation College Students' First-Term Outcomes Following the Initiation of the Tennessee Promise. Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab (TN-PEARL) One-Pager. Vanderbilt University
Joshi, E. & Heinrich, C. (2020). Characteristics of First-Generation College Students and the Initiation of the Tennessee Promise. Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab (TN-PEARL) Policy Brief. Vanderbilt University.
Joshi, E. & Heinrich, C. (2020). First Term Postsecondary Outcomes of First-Generation College Students in Tennessee. Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab (TN-PEARL) Policy Brief. Vanderbilt University.
Joshi, E. & Heinrich, C. (2020). An Introduction to First-Generation College Students in Tennessee. Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab (TN-PEARL) Policy Brief. Vanderbilt University.
Joshi, E. & Heinrich, C. (2020). Changes in First-Generation College Students' First-Term Outcomes Following the Initiation of the Tennessee Promise. Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab (TN-PEARL) One-Pager. Vanderbilt University
Presentations
Joshi, E. (November 2019). Predictors of First-Generation Students' Postsecondary Outcomes in Tennessee. Paper presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) annual meeting. Denver, CO.
Joshi, E. (March 2019). Predictors of First-Generation Students' Postsecondary Outcomes in Tennessee. Paper presented at the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) annual meeting. Kansas City, MO.
Joshi, E. (March 2019). Predictors of First-Generation Students' Postsecondary Outcomes in Tennessee. Paper presented at the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) annual meeting. Kansas City, MO.
