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Faculty: Heidi Erickson

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Heidi Erickson

Title

Assistant Professor

Department:

EdLF

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Email: nope@heidi.h.erickson@byu.edumsn.com

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

Examining the Impact of Middle School Disciplinary Policies on 9th Grade Retention

  • Authors: Swanson, Elise; Erickson, Heidi; Ritter, Gary
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Educational Policy
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue: 6
  • ISSN: 08959048

The Effects of the Louisiana Scholarship Program on Student Achievement and College Entrance

  • Authors: Erickson, Heidi; Mills, Jonathan; Wolf, Patrick
  • Publication Date: 2021

Review of Making Up Our Minds: What School Choice is Really About, by S. Ben-Porath & M. Johanek

  • Authors: Erickson, Heidi
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Book Review
  • Publication Journal: Journal of School Choice

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

What Leads to Successful School Choice Programs? A Review of the Theories and Evidence

  • Authors: Erickson, Heidi; DeAngelis, Corey
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Cato Journal

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

An Experimental Evaluation of Culturally Enriching Field Trips

  • Authors: Erickson, Heidi