Faculty Directory
Shaun M. Dougherty
Program Director, Research and Evaluation Methods, M.Ed
Professor
Shaun M. Dougherty
Ed.D.
Contact
Telephone: 617-522-4185
Email: doughesh@bc.edu
ORCID
Education
- Ed.D., Harvard University, Quantitative Policy Analysis
Courses
Readings and Research in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation
Readings and Research in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment
Multivariate Statistical Analysis
Design of Experiments and Causal Inference
Intermediate Statistics
Expertise
- Career and Work
- Educational Leadership & Policy
- Research Methods, Evaluation & Psychometrics
Department
Selected Recent Publications
- Ecton, W.G., & Dougherty, S.M., (In Press). Understanding Heterogeneity in the Selection into and Returns to Technical Education, Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis
- Chen, B., Dougherty, S.M., Goldhaber, D. Holden, K., Theobald, R. (Online First), CTE Teacher Licensure and Long-Term Student Outcomes, Education Finance & Policy,
- Brunner, Eric, Shaun M. Dougherty, and Stephen Ross. (2021).The Effects of Career and Technical Education: Evidence from the Connecticut Technical High School System, Review of Economics & Statistics, 1鈥�46.
- Gottfried, M.A., Plasman, J., Freeman, J., & Dougherty, S.M. (2021), Who鈥檚 Taking What? 鈥淎pplied STEM鈥� Coursetaking for High School Students with Learning Disabilities, AERA Open,
- Kraft, M.A., Brunner, E.J., Dougherty, S.M., Schwegman, D. (2020) Teacher Accountability Reforms and the Supply and Quality of New Teachers, Journal of Public Economics, 188,
- Dougherty, S.M., Harbaugh Macdonald, I. (2020). Can Growth in the Availability of STEM Technical Education Improve Equitable Access? Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 72(1), 47-70.
- Donaldson, M.L., Mavrogordato, M., Dougherty, S.M., Al Ghanem, R., and Youngs, P., (2021) Principal Evaluation under ESSA: A Comprehensive Policy Review, Education Finance and Policy, 16 (2): 347鈥�361.
Grants & Fellowships
- Kreisman, D. (PI), Carruthers, C. (Co-PI), & Dougherty, S.M. (Co-PI), Theobald, R., Goldring, T. CTE Teacher Labor Markets, Attributes, and Student Outcomes, Institute for Education Science (2022-2026, $1.7million)
- Dougherty, S.M. (PI), Brunner, E. (Co-PI), Ross, S.L. (Co-PI), The Causal Impact of Attending a Career Technical High School on Student Achievement, High School Graduation and College Enrollment, Institute for Education Sciences Extension Grant, (2020-2025, $647,499).
- Gottfried, M. (PI), Dougherty, S.M. (Co-PI), Understanding the Antecedents of STEM Career and Technical Education Coursetaking for High School Students with Learning Disabilities, Institute for Education Sciences (2019-2021, $250,000)
- Hughes, K. (PI), Dougherty, S.M. (Co-PI), Expanding the Evidence Base for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Network 鈥� Network Lead, Institute for Education Sciences. (2018-2023, $750,000 subcontract on $5 Million total award).
- Brunner, E. (PI), Dougherty, S.M. (Co-PI), Ross, S.L. (Co-PI), The Effect of Attending a Career Technical High School on Employment and Earnings, Smith Richardson Foundation, (2018-2021, $191,327).
- Kemple, J. (PI), Dougherty, S.M. (Co-PI), Unterman, R. (Co-PI), Assessing the Implementation and Impact of Career Technical Education Innovation: New York City as a Laboratory for Learning, Institute for Education Sciences, (2017-2021, Subcontract of $299,983 on $3 Million total award).
- Sass, T. (PI); Kreisman, D. (Co-PI), Carruthers, C. (Co-PI), & Dougherty, S.M. (Co-PI), A Multistate Lab for Evidence-based Career and Technical Education Policy, Arnold Foundation (June 2017-May 2020, $230,000 subcontract on $2.2 Million total award)
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding Reviewer, Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis 2017, 2020
- Outstanding Research Paper, Association for Career & Technical Education Research 2020
- Outstanding Policy/Paper Report Award, Education Policy Collaborative 2020
Reviewer of the Year, Exceptional Children 2017