STUART S. YEH Associate Professor of Evaluation Studies Coordinator, Evaluation Studies Program Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development University of Minnesota 86 Pleasant Street, S. E., 330 Wulling Hall Minneapolis, MN 55455 yehxx008@umn.edu (612) 624-0285 EDUCATION 1998, Doctor of Philosophy in Evaluation, Stanford University 1984, Master of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ford Institute of Public Policy Studies 1982, Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, Economics ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS BOOKS 2008 - present: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Associate Professor with tenure, Evaluation Studies; Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development 2002 2008: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Assistant Professor, Evaluation Studies; Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development Summer, 2002: Simmons College, Boston, MA; Lecturer, Education 2000-2001: Boston College; Senior Research Associate, Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy; Lynch School of Education 1998-2000: Harvard University; Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Children s Initiative, Harvard University Yeh, S. S. (2011). The Cost-Effectiveness of 22 Approaches for Raising Student Achievement. Information Age Publishing. Yeh, S. S. (2006). Raising Student Achievement Through Rapid Assessment and Test Reform. Teachers College Press. REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Yeh, S. S. (in press). A Re-Analysis of the Effects of Teacher Replacement Using Value-Added Modeling. Teachers College Record. Yeh, S. S. (in press). An Evaluation of IMF and World Bank Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of African Policy Studies. Stuart S. Yeh Page 1
Yeh, S. S. (in press). A Re-Analysis of the Effects of KIPP and the Harlem Promise Academies. Teachers College Record. Yeh, S. S. (2012). Is an International Treaty Needed to Fight Corruption and the Narco-Insurgency in Mexico? International Criminal Justice Review, 22(3), 233-257. Yeh, S. S. (2012). A High-Value Agriculture-Based Strategy for Reducing Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Poverty and Public Policy, 4(2). Yeh, S. S. (2012). The Reliability, Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Value-Added Teacher Assessment Methods. Journal of Education Finance, 37(4). Yeh, S. S. (2011). Ending Corruption in Africa Through United Nations Inspections. International Affairs, 87(3), 629-650. Yeh, S. S. (2011). A Failure of Imagination: UAVs and International Security. Comparative Strategy, 30(3), 229-241. Yeh, S. S. (2011). Corruption and the Rule of Law in Sub-Saharan Africa. African Journal of Legal Studies, 4(2), 187-208. Yeh, S. S. (2010). Cost-Benefit Analysis of Reducing Crime Through Electronic Monitoring of Parolees and Probationers. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38(5), 1090-1096. Yeh, S. S. (2010). The Cost-Effectiveness of 22 Approaches for Raising Student Achievement. Journal of Education Finance, 36(1), 38-75. Yeh, S. S. (2010). The Cost-Effectiveness of NBPTS Teacher Certification. Evaluation Review, 34(3), 220-241. Yeh, S. S. (2010). Understanding and addressing the achievement gap through individualized instruction and formative assessment. Assessment in Education, 17(2), 169-182. Yeh, S. S. (2010). Financial Sector Incentives, Bailouts, Moral Hazard, Systemic Risk, and Reforms. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy, 1(2). Available at: http://www.psocommons.org/rhcpp/vol1/iss2/art4. Yeh, S. S. (2009). The Cost-Effectiveness of Raising Teacher Quality. Educational Research Review. 4(3), 220-232. Yeh, S. S., & Ritter, J. (2009). The Cost-Effectiveness of Replacing the Bottom Quartile of Novice Teachers Through Value-Added Teacher Assessment. Journal of Education Finance, 34(4), 426-451. Yeh, S. S. (2009). The Cost-Effectiveness of Class Size Reduction. Educational Research Review 4, 7-15. doi: 10.1016/j.edurev.2008.09.001. Yeh, S. S. (2009). Shifting the Bell Curve: The Benefits and Costs of Raising Student Achievement. Evaluation and Program Planning, 32(1), 74-82. Selameab, T., & Yeh, S. S. (2008). Evaluating Intangible Outcomes: Using Multi-Attribute Utility Analysis to Compare the Benefits and Costs of Social Programs. American Journal of Evaluation, 29(3), 301-316. Stuart S. Yeh Page 2
Yeh, S. S. (2008). The Cost-Effectiveness of Comprehensive School Reform and Rapid Assessment. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 16(13). Yeh, S. S. (2008). Raising the Bar and Reducing Failure on State-Mandated Exit Exams. Teachers College Record. Available http://www.tcrecord.org (Number 14939). Yeh, S. S. & Connell, D. B. (2008). Effects of Rhyming, Vocabulary and Phonemic Awareness Instruction on Phoneme Awareness. Journal of Research in Reading, 31(2), 243-256. Yeh, S. S. (2007). The Cost-Effectiveness of Five Policies for Improving Student Achievement. American Journal of Evaluation, 28(4), 416-436. Yeh, S. S. (2006). Can Rapid Assessment Moderate the Consequences of High-Stakes Testing? Education and Urban Society 39(1), 91-112. Yeh, S. S. (2006). Reforming Federal Testing Policy to Support Teaching and Learning. Educational Policy, 20(3), 495-524. Yeh, S. S. (2006). High Stakes Testing: Can Rapid Assessment Reduce the Pressure? Teachers College Record, 108(4), 621-661. Yeh, S. S. (2005). Limiting the Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 13(43). Yeh, S. S., (2003) An Evaluation of Two Approaches for Teaching Phonemic Awareness to Children in Head Start, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 18(4). 513-529. Yeh, S. S., (2001). Tests Worth Teaching To: Constructing State-Mandated Tests That Emphasize Critical Thinking. Educational Researcher, 30(9), 12-17. Yeh, S. S., (2000). Improving Educational and Social Programs: A Planned Variation Cross-Validation Model. American Journal of Evaluation, 21(2), 171-184. Yeh, S. S., (2000). Building the Knowledge Base for Improving Educational and Social Programs through Planned Variation Evaluations. American Journal of Evaluation, 21(1), 27-40. Yeh, S. S., (1998). Empowering Education: Teaching Argumentative Writing to Cultural Minority Middle School Students. Research in the Teaching of English, 33(1), 49-83. Yeh, S. S., (1998). Validation of a Scheme for Assessing Argumentative Writing of Middle School Students. Assessing Writing, 5(1), 123-150. REFEREED BOOK CHAPTER Yeh, S. S. (2008). High Stakes Testing and Students With Disabilities: Why Federal Policy Needs to Be Changed. Educating Individuals with Disabilities: IDEIA 2004 and Beyond, pp. 319-335. E. Grigorenko, (ed.). Springer. Stuart S. Yeh Page 3
SELECTED ADDRESSES AND PRESENTATIONS Yeh, S. S., (2012). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Lecture presented at the Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute, Saint Paul, MN. Yeh, S. S., (2010). The Cost-Effectiveness of 22 Approaches for Raising Student Achievement. Paper presented at the National Council for Educational Research and Training, Minneapolis, MN. Yeh, S. S., (2009). The Cost-Effectiveness of 22 Approaches for Raising Student Achievement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Orlando, FL. Yeh, S. S., (2009). Assessment Issues, Options, and Costs. Testimony presented before the Minnesota House of Representatives, K-12 Education Finance Committee, February 11. Yeh, S. S., (2009). Re-Design of the Minnesota Assessment System. Presentation before the Commissioner of Education s Assessment Workgroup, Saint Paul, MN, January 30. Yeh, S. S., (2009). Designing Effective and Equitable Exit Exam Systems. Testimony presented before the Minnesota House of Representatives, K-12 Education Policy Committee, January 29. Yeh, S. S., (2009). The Cost-Effectiveness of Rapid Assessment. Testimony presented before the Minnesota House of Representatives, K-12 Education Finance Committee, January 22. Yeh, S. S., (2008). The Cost-Effectiveness of Rapid Assessment. Invited lecture presented at the Ad Hoc Workshop: Taking Stock of Education Performance, From Student Testing to System Evaluation; sponsored by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France. Yeh, S. S., (2008). The Cost-Effectiveness of Class Size Reduction. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Denver, CO. Yeh, S. S. (2007). The Benefits and Costs of Raising Student Achievement. Lecture presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Baltimore, MD. Yeh, S. S., (2006). High Stakes Testing: Equity and Accountability in Minnesota. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Yeh, S. S., (2004). Closing the Achievement Gap: Is Rapid Assessment the Answer? Presentation for the Minnesota Assessment Group, Roseville, MN. Yeh, S. S., (2003). Using Rapid Assessment to Improve Student Achievement. Presentation for the Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute-Rochester, Rochester, MN. Yeh, S. S., and Connell, D. B. (2001). Teaching Phonemic Awareness to Children in Head Start: A Randomized Evaluation of Two Approaches. Presentation for the Interagency Education Research Initiative, National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Yeh, S. S., (1999). Building the Knowledge Base for Improving Educational and Social Programs through Planned Variation Field Experiments. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Orlando, FL. Stuart S. Yeh Page 4
Yeh, S. S., (1999). Improving Educational and Social Programs through Collaborative Evaluation Research Partnerships: An Entrepreneurial Model. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Orlando, FL. Connell, D., Yeh, S. S., Barnes, H. (1999). Designing a Quality Enhancement Study in Head Start. Paper presented to the Commissioner s Office of Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. Yeh, S. S., (1999). Educational Reform Via School/University Partnerships: The Role of Evaluation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada. Stuart S. Yeh Page 5