Summary: 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. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Tamara Huson, Molly Horak, and Jeremiah Murphy Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report
