Karen DeAngelis
Associate ProfessorEducational Leadership
PhD, Stanford University (economics of education/policy analysis)
MA, Stanford University (economics)
BA, Colby College (economics with a concentration in mathematics)
Karen DeAngelis uses economics as a lens to examine educational policy issues, with a focus on K-12 teacher and administrator labor markets. She is particularly concerned with how policies and organizational conditions affect the supply, qualifications, and distribution of teachers and administrators, as well as their movements into and out of schools and the profession. A second research focus is the utilization of educational resources, particularly in the areas of school safety and support services. Her research has been published in several leading journals, including the Journal of Education Finance, Educational Administration Quarterly, Journal of Teacher Education, Leadership and Policy in Schools, Journal of School Leadership, Education Policy Analysis Archives, Education and Urban Society, and the Journal of School Choice. She has extensive experience using large-scale educational databases at the district, state, and national levels.
DeAngelis teaches courses on educational policy, education finance, economics of education, decision making, and quantitative methods. She co-directs the Warner School’s Quantitative Consulting Services initiative, which assists students with quantitative methods in support of their coursework and research. In 2012, DeAngelis received the University of Rochester’s G. Graydon ’58 and Jane W. Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching, a University-wide award given annually to an untenured faculty member who excels in teaching and research.
Before joining the Warner School in 2007, DeAngelis conducted P-16 policy research for the Illinois Education Research Council. In addition, she has done educational consulting and evaluation work for a number of organizations, including the American Institutes for Research, the Danforth Foundation, the St. Louis Desegregation Task Force, and the St. Louis Public School District. DeAngelis’ research has been supported by the American Educational Research Association and the Spencer Foundation. She holds a bachelor's in economics from Colby College and a master's in economics and a doctorate in economics of education/educational policy, both from Stanford University.
Research Projects
Department Chairs: School Leadership's Missing Link
The Hidden Cost of School Security
Department Chairs: School Leadership's Missing Link
The Hidden Cost of School Security
In the News
- 4/01/2021Karen DeAngelis named distinguished fellow by national education finance group
- 4/04/2019Warner School Takes Part in the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting in Toronto
- 3/01/2017Education Researchers from Warner Take a Look at Big Data
- 12/09/2016Karen DeAngelis on Teacher Pipeline, Diversity on WXXI
- 10/04/2013Warner Study on Hidden Costs of School Security Featured in Education Week
- 3/24/2013Warner Research Study Referenced in Story on School Safety
- 5/23/2012Caps Off to Warner Graduates: A Look at May 2012 Commencement
- 5/01/2012DeAngelis Selected to Receive University’s Excellence in Teaching Award
- 12/13/2011Warner Professor Karen DeAngelis Awarded Spencer Foundation Grant
- 3/23/2011DeAngelis on WXXI on the Costs of School Security
- 2/28/2011Warner Contributes to WXXI Education Policy Series Airing in March/April
- 11/13/2009Warner Institutes New Quantitative Consulting Services Initiative
- 7/15/2007New Warner Professor Gets National Attention for Teacher Attrition Study
- 7/02/2007New Warner Professor Gets National Attention for Teacher Attrition Study
Courses
ED504 Quantitative Research Methods
ED543 Decision Making Dissertation Seminar I
ED544 Decision Making Dissertation Seminar II
ED439 Policy Analysis in Education
EDU411 Education Finance Issues in K-12 School Systems
EDU515 Decision Making for Educational Leaders I: Analyzing Problems in Schools and Universities
EDU516 Decision Making for Educational Leaders II: Making Decisions in Schools and Universities
ED546 Decision Making Dissertation Proposal Seminar
EDU504 Economics of Education
EDU496 Fiscal Issues in Higher Education
EDE404 Basics in Applied Quantitative Analysis
EDE550 Comprehensive Exam Research: K12 Educational Leadership EdD