J. Jacob Kirksey. Ph.D. Candidate Updated August 2017 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

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1 J. Jacob Kirksey Ph.D. Candidate Santa Barbara, CA Updated August 2017 EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA Ph.D. Candidate December 2016 May 2015 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA M.A., Education COLORADO COLLEGE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO B.A., Economics with Honors B.A., Education with Honors RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Absenteeism and Truancy; K-12 Special Education and Inclusion; Disability Studies in STEM Fields; Teaching Practices in STEM Subjects; Peer Effects in Elementary Education FELLOWSHIPS Graduate Research Fellowship National Science Foundation Instructional Fellowship UCSB College of Letters & Sciences Block Grant Fellowship Alumni Fellowship HONORS & AWARDS 2015 All American in Speech/Debate Pi Kappa Delta Honorary Society 2015 Apollonian Award for Achievements in Speech/Debate 1

2 2015 National Semifinalist in National Public Speaking Tournament Pi Kappa Delta 2014 Robin Satterwhite Prize for Most Outstanding Thesis in Economics 2014 Apollonian Award for Achievements in Speech/Debate 2013 Van Skilling Award for Economics Research 2013 Education Service Award Compact Service Corps AmeriCorps Program JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Kirksey, J. J. & Gottfried, M.A. (Submitted for Initial Review). Classmates Missing School: Linking Peers Absenteeism to Student Test Performance. Gottfried, M.A. & Kirksey, J. J. (Submitted for Initial Review). Going to Sleep and Going to School: Linking Bedtime to Student Absenteeism. Kirksey, J.J. & Morgan, M.V.C. (Submitted for Initial Review). Literacy, Numeracy, and Problem Solving: Which Skills are Facilitating STEM Degrees for Adults with Disabilities? Kirksey, J.J. & Gottfried, M.A. (Submitted for Initial Review). Familiar Faces and Attendance: How Classmates from the Previous School Year Influence Attendance. Kirksey, J.J. (Revised and Resubmitted). Increasing Discretion for Teachers within Schools. Gottfried, M.A. & Kirksey, J.J. (Revised and Resubmitted). Do Teachers Teach Math Differently in Classrooms with Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities? Gottfried, M.A., & Kirksey, J.J. (2017). When Students Miss School: The Role of Timing of Absenteeism on Students Test Performance. Educational Researcher, 46(3), Gottfried, M.A., Egalite, A., & Kirksey, J.J. (2016). Does the presence of a classmate with emotional/behavioral disabilities link to other students absences in kindergarten?. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 36, ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS Gottfried, M.A., Hutt, E., & Kirksey, J.J. (2017). Policy, Preparation, Perception: California Math/Science Teachers and Students with Disabilities. Paper Presentation at the Annual California STEAM Conference, San Francisco, CA. 2

3 Gottfried, M.A., Hutt, E., & Kirksey, J.J. (2017). Do New Teachers Feel Ready to Educate Students with Learning Disabilities?: Pilot Evidence from UC Santa Barbara. Paper presentation at the Education Policy Collaborative Annual Meeting, Boulder, CO. Gottfried, M.A., Hutt, E., & Kirksey, J.J. (2017) Do New Teachers Feel Ready to Educate Students with Learning Disabilities? Pilot Evidence from UC Santa Barbara. Paper presentation at Policy Analysis for California Education seminar series, Sacramento, CA. Kirksey, J. J. (2017, April). Classmates Missing School: Linking Peers Absenteeism to Student Test Performance. Roundtable presentation at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX. Kirksey, J.J. (2017, April). Purposeful Accountability: Increasing Discretion for Teachers. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX. Kirksey, J.J. (2017, April). Familiar Faces and Attendance: How Classmates from the Previous School Year Influence Attendance. Roundtable presentation at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX. Kirksey, J.J. & Morgan, M.V.C. (2017, April). Literacy, Numeracy, and Problem Solving: Which Skills are Facilitating STEM Degrees for Adults with Disabilities? Paper presentation at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX. Gottfried, M.A. & Kirksey, J.J. (2017, April). When Students Miss School: The Role of Timing of Absenteeism on Student Achievement. Paper presentation at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX. Kirksey, J. J. (2017, April). Classmates Missing School: Linking Peers Absenteeism to Student Test Performance. Paper presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management California Regional Student Conference, Riverside, CA. Kirksey, J.J. & Gottfried, M.A. (2017, April). Spillover Effects of Missing School on Achievement: Disentangling the Role of Classmate and Individual Absences. Paper presentation at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development, Austin, TX. Kirksey, J.J. & Morgan, M.V.C. (2017, April). Literacy, Numeracy, and Problem Solving: Which Skills are Facilitating STEM Degrees for Adults with Disabilities? Poster session at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development, Austin, TX. Eusterbrock, M., Kirksey, J.J., & Gottfried, M.A. (2017, March). Peer Effects of Missing School: How does Classmate Attendance influence Individual Test Performance? Paper presentation at the annual conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Washington, D.C. Kirksey, J.J. & Gottfried, M.A. (2017, March). Peer Effects of Missing School: How does Classmate Attendance influence Individual Test Performance? Paper presentation at the annual conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Washington, D.C. 3

4 Kirksey, J.J. (2016, December). Familiar Faces and Attendance: How Classmates from the Previous School Year Influence Attendance. Paper presentation at the annual conference of the California Educational Research Association, Sacramento, CA. Gottfried, M.A. & Kirksey, J.J. (2016, December). Math Instruction and Compositional Changes. Paper presentation at the annual conference of the California Educational Research Association, Sacramento, CA. Kirksey, J.J. & Gottfried, M.A. (2016, April). Peer Effects and the Learning Context for Boys and Girls. Paper presentation at the annual Conference for Social Justice in Education, Ventura, CA. Gottfried, M.A., Egalite, A., & Kirksey, J.J. (2016, April). Does the presence of a classmate with an EBD affect other kids absences? Paper presentation at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C. Gottfried, M.A., Egalite, A., Kirksey, J.J. (2016, March). Does the presence of a classmate with an EBD affect other kids absences? Paper presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, D.C. Gottfried, M.A. & Kirksey, J.J. (2016, January). Does the presence of a classmate with an EBD predict a teacher s approach to teaching mathematics? Paper presentation at the national conference on Advancing Individual Differences Research for STEM Learning Opportunities, Santa Barbara, CA. Kirksey, J.J. (2015, December). Increasing Discretion for Teachers. Paper presentation at the annual conference of the California Educational Research Association, Anaheim, CA. Kirksey, J.J. (2015, April). Professional Versus Temporary: The Effects of Teacher Certification on Student Achievement. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum, Colorado Springs, CO. Kirksey, J.J. (2014, April). Accounting for Purpose in the Age of Accountability: Grounded Theory and Discretion in Educational Institutions. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum, Colorado Springs, CO. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2017, Fall Teaching Assistant ED 118/ED 120, Dr. Don Lubach, 2017, Summer Teaching Assistant UCEAP Leadership, Dr. Don Lubach, UC Office of the President 2017, Spring M.Ed. Facilitator Teacher Education Program, 4

5 2017, Spring Teaching Assistant ED 20/ED 120, Dr. Don Lubach, 2015, Summer Teaching Assistant Education Policy Seminar, Undergraduate Instructor Oral Communication Center, Adjunct Instructor GS 199: Internship in Education, th -12 th Grade Tutor Lively Minds Tutoring RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2015-present Research Assistant Dr. Michael Gottfried, Research Assistant Dr. Russell Rumberger, OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE Instructional Design Assistant College of Letters and Science, UC Santa Barbara K-12 Theater Arts Teacher Manitou Springs School District Director of Education Programs Imagination Celebration Founder & Owner Kids Are Dramatic SERVICE Outreach Officer AERA Division D Graduate Student Committee PhD Student Representative Education Department Graduate Recruitment Committee Graduate Advisor Undergraduate Education Policy Discussion Group Conference Coordinator 5

6 National Conference on Advancing Individual Differences Research for STEM Learning Opportunities (AERA-UCSB) 2015 Institute Coordinator UCSB-Florida A&M Summer Institute in Education Policy Research Board Member Pikes Peak Charter School Nonprofit Liason El Pomar College Readiness and Success Program Committee Corps Member Compact Service Corps AmeriCorps Education Program PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2017 Education Policy Academy American Enterprise Institute 2017 Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education Methods Training CBCSE Teachers College, Columbia-University 2016 Inaugural Graduate Scholar UCSB Graduate Scholars Program 2016 Programme for International Adult Competencies Data Training PIAAC Training Network, Portland State University 2016 Training Course: Data from ECLS-K Class of National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education 2016 Programme for International Adult Competencies Data Training PIAAC Training Network, Educational Testing Service CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Society for Research on Child Development Association for Education Finance and Policy Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness California Educational Research Association American Educational Research Association Pi Kappa Delta National Honorary Society 6

7 REFERENCES Dr. Michael Gottfried Associate Professor University of California, Santa Barbara Dr. Manya Whitaker Assistant Professor Education Department Dr. Don Lubach Associate Dean of Student Affairs Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara 7