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1 Richard Joseph Waddington Curriculum Vitae 1015 Flanner Hall (574) Notre Dame, IN EDUCATION Ph.D. Educational Studies, 2012 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Quantitative Research Methods in Education Program Dissertation: Urban Catholic Schools in Expanding Charter School Markets: Enrollment Shifts and School Closures Chair: Brian P. McCall, Ph.D. M.A. Statistics, 2012 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI B.S. Chemistry, 2007 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN CURRENT POSITIONS University of Notre Dame Postdoctoral Research Associate 10/2012-Present Institute for Educational Initiatives In collaboration with the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity, Research Center on Educational Policy, and Program for K-12 Educational Access, Alliance for Catholic Education Associate Institute for Educational Initiatives University of Michigan Research Collaborator USE Lab, University Libraries Digital Media Commons 03/2013-Present 05/2010-Present RESEARCH INTERESTS K-12 Catholic & Charter Schools STEM Education K-12 Educational Choice Policies Learning Analytics METHODOLOGICAL INTERESTS Causal and Quasi-Experimental Methods Quantitative Program Evaluation Multilevel & Value-Added Models Spatial Analysis R. Joseph Waddington 1 Curriculum Vitae - April 2014

2 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE University of Notre Dame, Institute for Educational Initiatives Postdoctoral Research Associate 10/2012-Present PI: Mark Berends, Ph.D. Investigating the Implementation and Early Impacts of the Indiana Choice Scholarship (School Voucher) Program Interviewing and analyzing data from principals, teachers, parents, and students in 14 Indiana private schools participating in the ICSP. Conducting an analysis of the first- and second-year achievement impacts on students participating in the ICSP using longitudinal data records. University of Michigan, USE Lab Research Collaborator 05/2010-Present Co-PIs: Stephanie D. Teasley, Ph.D., Steven Lonn, Ph.D. Student Explorer Investigating Early Warning Systems for Academic Advisors Developing predictive models and displays for an early warning system used by a mentoring program for atrisk undergraduate engineering students. University of Michigan, School of Education Graduate Student Research Assistant 09/ /2011 Using PISA to Develop Activities for Teacher Education (UPDATE) Co-PIs: Edward A. Silver, Ph.D, Patricia Kenney, Ph.D., & Valerie E. Lee, Ph.D. Analyzed school characteristics associated with equity in mathematics performance between low- and high- SES students using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM). Graduate Student Research Assistant 01/ /2009 Developing an Empirically-Tested Learning Progression for the Transformation of Matter to Inform Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Design Co-PIs: Joseph Krajcik, Ph.D. and Namsoo Shin, Ph.D. Developed assessment items for use with sixth to eighth grade science curriculum. Aided with test implementation, student interviews, and data analysis. Graduate Student Research Assistant 08/ /2009 DeepThink/BioKIDS: Supporting Kids Inquiry of Diverse Species PI: Nancy Songer, Ph.D. Developed curriculum and instructional material for fourth to sixth grades. Provided support for teachers in Detroit Public Schools where curriculum is implemented. State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant 05/ /2005 Davies Research Lab PI: Huw M.L. Davies, Ph.D. Synthesized novel tropanes for use in medications for heroin addicts. R. Joseph Waddington 2 Curriculum Vitae - April 2014

Investigating the Implementation and Early Impacts of the Indiana Choice Scholarship (School Voucher) Program Interviewing and analyzing data from principals, teachers, parents, and students in 14

3 TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Notre Dame, Education Schooling, and Society Program Instructor 01/ /2013 ESS Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Lab (Spring & Fall 2013) School Choice: Historical, Theoretical, and Contemporary Perspectives (Fall 2013) University of Michigan, ICSPR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods Lead Instructor starting 07/2014 Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis II (Summer) Teaching Assistant 06/ /2012 Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis I and II (Summer) University of Michigan, School of Education Graduate Student Instructor 09/ /2012 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in Education (Fall) Non-Experimental Research Methods in Education (Winter) University of Notre Dame, College of Science Undergraduate Teaching Assistant 08/ /2006 General Chemistry I and II Lab BOOK CHAPTERS Krumm, A. E., Waddington, R. J., Teasley, S. D., Lonn, S. (in press). Using data from a learning management system to support academic advising in undergraduate engineering education. In J. Larusson & B. White (Eds.), Learning analytics from research to practice: Methods, tools, and approaches. New York, NY: Springer. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS Waddington, R. J. & Berends, M. (2014). Early effects of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program on student achievement. Paper to be presented at Crossroads of America: The Intersection of Research and Policy in the Indiana School Choice Ecosystem Invitational Conference, Notre Dame, IN. Waddington, R. J. & Berends, M. (2014). Blending into my new school: The integration of voucher students in Indiana private Schools. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. Waddington, R. J. & Nam, S. (2014). Practice exams make perfect: Incorporating course resource use into an early warning system. Paper to be presented at The 4 th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, Indianapolis, IN. R. Joseph Waddington 3 Curriculum Vitae - April 2014

Data Analysis II (Summer) Teaching Assistant 06/2010-08/2012 Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis I and II (Summer) University of Michigan, School of Education Graduate Student Instructor

4 Berends, M. & Waddington, R. J. (2014). Examining the portfolio of school choice in Indiana: Effects of charter, magnet, private, and traditional public schools. Paper presented at the 39 th annual meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, San Antonio, TX. Waddington, R. J. (2013). The impact of charter schools on urban Catholic school closures. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Waddington, R. J. (2013). Urban Catholic schools in expanding charter school markets: Enrollment shifts and school closures. University of Notre Dame, Center for Research on Educational Opportunity Seminar. (Invited) Waddington, R. J., Austin, M. A., Berends, M., Schoenig, J. A., Garnett, N. S. (2013). Indiana Choice Scholarship Program implementation study. University of Notre Dame, Institute for Educational Initiatives. (Invited) Lonn, S., Krumm, A. E., Waddington, R. J., & Teasley, S. D. (2012). Bridging the gap from knowledge to action: Putting analytics in the hands of academic advisors. Proceedings of the 2 nd International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (pp ). Vancouver, BC: ACM. Waddington, R. J. (2012). Urban Catholic school enrollment shifts in the wake of charter schools. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Krumm, A. E., Waddington, R. J., Lonn, S., & Teasley, S. D. (2012). Increasing academic success in undergraduate engineering education using learning analytics: A design based research project. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Krumm, A. E., Waddington, R. J., Lonn, S., & Teasley, S. D. (2011). Collaboration at scale: How and why are instructors using collaborative learning management system tools? Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (pp ). Hong Kong: LEA. Waddington, R. J., Lee V. E., & Silver, E. A. (2011). A multilevel cross-national comparison of secondary school characteristics associated with differences in achievement between lowand high-ses students. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Krumm, A. E., Vath, R., Waddington, R. J., Lonn, S., & Teasley, S. D. (2011). Using system log data to measure opportunities for learning. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. R. Joseph Waddington 4 Curriculum Vitae - April 2014

The impact of charter schools on urban Catholic school closures. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Waddington, R. J. (2013).

5 MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION (Reflects only completed paper drafts; listed in order of readiness for submission to peer-reviewed journals.) Berends, M. & Waddington, R. J. Examining the portfolio of school choice in Indiana: Effects of charter, magnet, private, and traditional public schools. Waddington, R. J. Urban Catholic schools in expanding charter school markets: Enrollment shifts and school closures. Waddington, R. J. Implications of charter school expansion for urban Catholic schools: Competition or collaboration? Waddington, R. J., Nam, S., Teasley, S. D., & Lonn, S. Practice exams make perfect: Incorporating course resource use into an early warning system. Waddington, R. J. & Berends, M. Blending into my new school: The integration of voucher students in Indiana Private Schools. ACADEMIC SERVICE Reviewer, Review of Educational Research 04/2014-Present Reviewer, Educational Policy 08/2013-Present Reviewer, Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice 05/2013-Present Reviewer, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 01/2013-Present School of Education Graduate Student Community Organization 08/ /2012 Social Coordinator, First-Year Ambassador, Treasurer Center for Research on Learning and Teaching 09/ /2012 Practice Teaching Facilitator School of Education Office of Student Affairs Advisory Board 01/ /2012 AWARDS AND HONORS Outstanding Dissertation Award, AERA Catholic Education SIG School of Education Scholar Award, University of Michigan PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Educational Research Association, Division L (Educational Policy and Politics) American Educational Research Association, Catholic Education SIG Association for Education Finance and Policy R. Joseph Waddington 5 Curriculum Vitae - April 2014

Urban Catholic schools in expanding charter school markets: Enrollment shifts and school closures. Waddington, R. J.

R. Joseph Waddington Curriculum Vitae

R. Joseph Waddington Curriculum Vitae 131 Taylor Education Building Office: (859) 257-8666 579 S. Upper St. Fax: (859) 257-4243 Lexington, KY 40506-0001 E-mail: rjwaddington@uky.edu ACADEMIC POSITIONS