Kelly Ochs Rosinger Curriculum Vitae Ed Policy Works Phone: (706) 248-5110 University of Virginia Email: kor9w@virginia.edu Charlottesville, VA 22904 CURRENT POSITION Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ed Policy Works, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia Higher Education Policy Economics of Education Sociology of Education RESEARCH INTERESTS Behavioral Economics Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Methods Equity and Access EDUCATION PhD, Higher Education 2015 Dissertation: How Does Information in Financial Aid Award Notifications Affect Enrollment and Borrowing Decisions? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Committee: James Hearn (chair), Robert Toutkoushian, and Erik Ness MPA, Public Administration and Policy 2009 BA, Public Relations UNC-Chapel Hill 2006 FUNDING, AWARDS, AND HONORS Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Dissertation Fellowship (2014-2015) UGA Institute of Higher Education Miller Graduate Fellowship (2014-2015) UGA Graduate School Travel Scholarship (2014) ASHE Graduate Student Travel Scholarship (2013) UGA Graduate School Travel Scholarship (2012) REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES Rosinger, K.O., Taylor, B.J., Coco, L., & Slaughter, S. (in press). Organizational segmentation and the prestige economy: Deprofessionalization in high- and low-resource departments. Journal of Higher Education. Belasco, A.S., Rosinger, K.O., & Hearn, J.C. (2015). The test-optional movement at America s selective liberal arts colleges: A boon for equity or something else? Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 37(2), 206-223. Hearn, J.C., & Rosinger, K.O. (2014). Socioeconomic diversity in selective private colleges: An organizational analysis. Review of Higher Education, 38(1), 71-104.
BOOK CHAPTERS Rosinger, K.O., Taylor, B.J., & Slaughter, S. (in press). The crème de la crème: Stratification and accumulative advantage among US private research universities. In S. Slaughter & B.J. Taylor (Eds.), Stratification, privatization, and employability of higher education in the US and EU (Chapter 4). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. Taylor, B.J., Rosinger, K.O., & Slaughter, S. (in press). Patents and university strategies in the prestige economy. In S. Slaughter & B.J. Taylor (Eds.), Stratification, privatization, and employability of higher education in the US and EU: Competitive advantage (Chapter 5). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. Slaughter, S., Taylor, B.J., & Rosinger, K.O. (2015). A critical reframing of human capital theory in US higher education. In A.M. Martínez-Alemán, B. Pusser, & E.M. Bensimon (Eds.), Critical approaches to the study of higher education: Competitive advantage (pp. 80-102). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Rosinger, K.O., & Belasco, A.S. Implications of institutional no-loan programs for economic and racial/ethnic diversity in postsecondary education. Chapter in J. Minor & T. Jones (Eds.), Charlotte, NC: Information Age. MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Rosinger, K.O. How does information in financial aid award notifications affect enrollment and borrowing decisions? Evidence from a financial aid experiment. Rosinger, K.O., Belasco, A.S., & Hearn, J.C. Designing opportunity: Institutional no-loan policies and low-income student enrollment. Rosinger, K.O., & Hearn, J.C. Socioeconomic diversity at public flagship and land-grant institutions: A longitudinal analysis. Rosinger, K.O., Taylor, B.J., Coco, L., & Slaughter, S. Ceding and losing autonomy: Deprofessionalization of S&E and humanities faculty within gendered organizations. Rosinger, K.O., & Toutkoushian, R.K. Adoption of broad-based merit aid programs and admission and enrollment: A difference-in-difference analysis. REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Rosinger, K.O., & Hearn, J.C. (upcoming November 2015). Capitalism s greatest friend? Examining connections between higher education enrollments and broader social and economic stratification. Research paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Denver, CO. Taylor, B.J., Rosinger, K.O., Coco, L., & Slaughter, S. (upcoming November 2015). Digesting the worm s share : Administrative authority and faculty strategies in the humanities. Research
paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Denver, CO. Rosinger, K.O., Taylor, B.J., Coco, L., & Slaughter, S. (April 2015). Ceding and losing autonomy: Deprofessionalization of S&E and humanities faculty within gendered organizations. Paper presented at roundtable at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL. Rosinger, K.O. (November 2014). Financial aid award information and borrowing decisions: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Research paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Washington, DC. Rosinger, K.O., Belasco, A.S., & Hearn, J.C. (November 2014). Designing opportunity: Institutional no-loan policies and low-income and minority student enrollment. Research paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Washington, DC. Rosinger, K.O. (November 2014). How does information shape student enrollment and borrowing decisions? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Research paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rosinger, K.O., & Hearn, J.C. (November 2013). Socioeconomic diversity at public flagship and land-grant institutions: A longitudinal analysis. Research paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, St. Louis, Missouri. Rosinger, K.O., Taylor, B.J., Coco, L., & Slaughter, S. (November 2013). Horizontal stratification within public research universities: A qualitative analysis of faculty in high- and low-resource departments. Research paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, St. Louis, Missouri. Rosinger, K.O., & Toutkoushian, R.K. (November 2013). Adoption of broad-based merit aid programs and admission and enrollment: A longitudinal analysis. Research paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, St. Louis, Missouri. Fay, D., & Rosinger, K.O. (April 2013). Money matters: The determinants of fiscal and budgeting behavior among public middle managers at research universities. Research paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois. Rosinger, K.O. (November 2012). Regulatory regimes and market strategies: Financial and academic resources of private research universities. In L. Leslie (Chair), Competitive strategies of elite private research universities and colleges. Research paper presented in symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hearn, J.C., & Rosinger, K.O. (April 2012). Selective private colleges as factors in the reproduction of inequality: A longitudinal analysis. Roundtable presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE August 2014 May 2015 Research Assistant, Institute of Higher Education, with James Hearn Institutional admissions and financial aid policies Constructed data sets from multiple postsecondary sources, conducted quasi-experimental and panel data analyses, conceptualized and drafted manuscripts for presentation and publication. September 2012 July 2013 Research Assistant, Institute of Higher Education, with Sheila Slaughter Higher education policy environment and institutional stratification Led qualitative case study data collection efforts, analyzed qualitative and quantitative data, conceptualized and drafted manuscripts for presentation and publication. September 2012 December 2012 University System of Georgia Research Assistant, Board of Regents Conducted qualitative and quantitative data analyses and drafted policy reports. July 2011 August 2012 Research Assistant, NSF Grant SBE-0830165, Institute of Higher Education, with Sheila Slaughter Universities, innovation, and economic growth Analyzed quantitative panel data, drafted manuscripts for presentation and publication. May 2010 June 2011 Writing Intensive Teaching Assistant, Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Developed course materials such as topics and rubrics for writing assignments, provided feedback on student writing, held conferences with students to discuss writing. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Invited Class Lecture, Finance of Higher Education, Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia. How does information about costs and aid shape enrollment and borrowing decisions? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. April 2015. Invited Class Lecture, Executive EdD Program, Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia. Qualitative data analysis. May 2013. Invited Class Lecture, Quantitative Methods in Higher Education, Institute of Higher Education,. Statistical analysis using Stata. April 2013. Invited Class Lecture, Qualitative Methods in Higher Education, Institute of Higher Education,. Federal R&D policy and horizontal stratification in public research universities: A qualitative case study. April 2013.
Invited Class Lecture, Organization and Governance in Higher Education, Institute of Higher Education,. Selective private colleges as factors in the reproduction of inequality: A longitudinal analysis. December 2012. Writing Intensive Program Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Honors Research Methods, Honors Program,. Fall 2010/Spring 2011 Economics Tutor, Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and International Affairs,, Spring 2010. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Educational Research Association (AERA) Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Ad Hoc Reviewer: American Educational Research Journal, Research in the Sociology of Organizations ASHE Conference Proposal Reviewer (2015, 2013) APPAM Graduate Student Conference Volunteer (2014) MEDIA AND OTHER COVERAGE National Public Radio. (2015, September 3). Why are colleges really going test-optional? http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/09/03/436584244/why-are-colleges-really-going-testoptional. Hechinger Report. (2015, August 26). The real reason that colleges go test-optional. http://hechingerreport.org/the-real-reason-that-colleges-go-test-optional/. Forbes. (2015, July 30). When colleges go test-optional, who benefits? http://www.forbes.com/sites/noodleeducation/2015/07/30/when-colleges-go-test-optional-whobenefits/. The Washington Post. (2015, July 27). George Washington University applicants no longer need to take admissions tests. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/gradepoint/wp/2015/07/27/george-washington-university-applicants-no-longer-need-to-takeadmissions-tests/. Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Blog. (2014, November 20). Q&A: JKCF Dissertation Fellow Kelly Ochs Rosinger. http://blog.jkcf.org/welcome-to-the-jack-kent-cooke-foundation-blog/qajkcf-dissertation-fellow-kelly-ochs-rosinger. CBS News. (2014, July 25). Who s benefiting from test-optional colleges? http://www.cbsnews.com/news/whos-benefiting-from-test-optional-colleges/.
Inside Higher Ed. (2014, June 20). Missing the expected impact. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/06/20/test-optional-policies-fail-increase-lowincome-enrollment-study-finds#sthash.qa8or1zs.znciwzvx.dpbs.