Faculty: Heidi Erickson
Brief Biography
Heidi Holmes Erickson received her bachelor's degree from BYU in Political Science and her Ph.D in Education Policy from the University of Arkansas. Her research focuses on school accountability, school choice, and the effects of cultural exposure for students. Prior to coming to BYU she was a visiting assistant professor at Kennesaw State University.
Teaching Interests
Education policy, history of American education
Research Interests
Education policy, school choice, school finance, school accountability, arts and cultural education
Selected Publications
The Effects of the Louisiana Scholarship Program on Student Achievement and College Entrance
- Authors: Erickson, Heidi; Mills, Jonathan; Wolf, Patrick
- Publication Date: 2021
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Online
- URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/citedby/10.1080/19345747.2021.1938311?scroll=top&needAccess=true
How do Parents Choose Schools and What School Do They Choose? A Literature Review of Private School Choice Programs in the United States
- Authors: Erickson, Heidi
- Publication Date: 2019
- Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
- Publication Journal: School Choice: Separating Fact from Fiction
- Publisher: Routledge
- City: New York, NY
What’s the state of the evidence on pre-K programmes in the United States? A systematic review
- Authors: DeAngelis, Corey ; Erickson, Heidi; Ritter, Gary
- Publication Date: 2018
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: What’s the state of the evidence on pre-K programmes in the United States? A systematic review
The Play’s the Thing: Experimentally Examining the Social and Cognitive Effects of School Field Trips to Live Theater Performances
- Authors: Greene, Jay; Erickson, Heidi; Watson, Angela; Beck, Molly
- Publication Date: 2018
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Educational Researcher
How do Parents Choose Schools and What School Do They Choose? A Literature Review of Private School Choice Programs in the United States
- Authors: Erickson, Heidi
- Publication Date: 2017
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Journal of School Choice
- URL: https://www-tandfonline-com.erl.lib.byu.edu/doi/full/10.1080/15582159.2017.1395618?scroll=top&needAccess=true
An Experimental Evaluation of Culturally Enriching Field Trips
- Authors: Erickson, Heidi
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Journal of Human Resources
- Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
- URL: http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2022/01/31/jhr.1020-11242R1.abstract