Research Publications, Mentions, and Presentations
Refereed Publications
Blissett, R. S. L., Feldberg, Z., Smith, S. A., Fisher, S., & Reid, D. B. (forthcoming). With policy in mind: Contributions of psychology to education policy research and practice. In L. Cohen-Vogel, J. Scott, & P. Youngs (Eds.), AERA Handbook of Education Policy Research (Vol. 2). American Educational Research Association.
Fu, S. & Blissett, R. S. L. (2024). Nuancing the narrative: Understanding Asian American opposition to NYC’s selective high school admissions reform. Race Ethnicity and Education. [link]
Grissom, J. A., Timmer, J. D., Nelson, J. L., & Blissett, R. S. L. (2021). Unequal pay for equal work? Unpacking the gender gap in principal compensation. Economics of Education Review, 82. [link]
Blissett, R. S. L. (2020). Proving I’m right: Charter school policy and selective exposure to information. Educational Policy, 34(6), 894-917. [link]
Blissett, R. S. L., Baker, D. J., & Fields, B. C. (2020). When students speak out: Understanding the motivations for I, Too, Am mobilization. Teachers College Record, 122(3), 1-36. [link]
Lockard, D., Baker, D. J., & Blissett, R. S. L. (2019). Student and administrative responses to student collective action on campus. In D. L. Morgan & C. H. F. D. III (Eds.), Student activism, politics, and campus climate in higher education (pp. 185–200). New York, NY: Routledge. [link]
Goldring, E., Grissom, J., Neumerski, C., Blissett, R., Murphy, J., & Porter, A. (2019). The search for principal effectiveness: Increasing principals’ time on instructional leadership through the SAM® process. Journal of Educational Administration, 58(1), 19-37. [link]
Grissom, J. A., Blissett, R. S. L., & Mitani, H. (2018). Supervisor ratings as measures of principal performance: Evidence from the TEAM evaluation system in Tennessee. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 40(3), 446-472. [link]
Blissett, R. S. L., & Baker, D. J. (2018). Seeing is more than believing: Visual media, social media, and anti-racism on college campuses. PUBLIC: Arts, Design, Humanities, 4(1). [link]
Baker, D. J., & Blissett, R. S. L. (2018). Beyond the incident: Institutional predictors of student collective action. Journal of Higher Education, 89(2), 184-207. [link]
Blissett, R. S. L., & Alsbury, T. L. (2017). Disentangling the personal agenda: Identity and school board members’ perceptions of problems and solutions. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 17(4), 454-486. [link]
Grissom, J. A., Mitani, H., & Blissett, R. S. L. (2017). Principal licensure exams as barriers to entry and predictors of job performance: An analysis of the School Leaders Licensure Assessment. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 39(2), 248–280. [link]
Other Publications
Blissett, R. & Lin, R. (2024). A primer on common narratives about Asian Americans, higher education, and equitable policy. Invited Policy Memo for Illinois lawmakers.
Blissett, R. (2020). Why career and technical education? Exploring policymakers’ expressed motivations for supporting Perkins V. Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute. https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/why-career-and-technical-education-exploring-policymakers-expressed-motivations-for-supporting-perkins-v/
Goldring, E., Grissom, J. A., Neumerski, C. M., Murphy, J., Blissett, R., & Porter, A. (2015). Making time for instructional leadership. New York, NY: The Wallace Foundation. [link]
Blissett, R. (2013). The future of service-learning in Maryland schools. Cambridge, MA: Scholars Strategy Network. [link]
Blissett, R., & Slogeris, B. (2012). Baltimore CARES service-learning curriculum teacher guidebook. Baltimore, MD: Office of the Mayor. [link]
Media Mentions
Ellis, L. (2020, June). For colleges, protests over racism may put everything on the line. The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/for-colleges-protests-over-racism-may-put-everything-on-the-line
Adams, L. (2017, December). Is protesting a privilege? The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/is-protesting-a-privilege/
Academic Presentations
Several of these papers have been presented multiple times. Only the most recent presentation is listed here.
Blissett, R. S. L., Brungard, K., & Hoffman, D. (2025, April). Communicating racial theory in effectiveness work: A QuantCrit imperative. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Denver, CO.
Blissett, R. S. L. Hall, J. N., Castillo, W., Viano, S., Call-Cummings, M., & Graham, R. (2025, April). The future of critical methodology: Commitments and community. Science and Policy Series session presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Denver, CO.
Blissett, R. S. L., Wang, S., Schultz, D., & Ortiz, R. (2025, April). Can you change the world? Development of a civic agency measure for democratic education. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Denver, CO.
Sampson, C., Diem, S., White, R. S., Blissett, R. S. L., López, G., Miles, B., Tabron, L. A., Apple, M. W., Todd-Breland, E., (2025, April). Local educational democracy under threat: The role of research on school boards. Presidential session presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Denver, CO.
Blissett, R. S. L., Clark, K., Mandal, M., Ortiz, R., Giang, C. M., & Maitra, R. (2024, April). Citizen attitudes toward a federal ban on critical race theory in schools. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Philadelphia, PA.
Blissett, R. S. L., Giuliano, O., McRae, T., & Hoffman, D. (2024, April). Grounding civic education in civic life: An evaluation of the STRiVE program. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Philadelphia, PA.
Blissett, R. S. L. & Schultz, D. (2024, March). Pro-trans legal precedent and perspectives on policies affecting transgender youth. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Philadelphia, PA.
Turner, E. O., Freidus, A. J., Villavicencio, A., & Blissett R. S. L. (2024, April). Beyond the Black/White binary: Reconceptualizing integration for racial justice. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Philadelphia, PA.
Bleiberg, J., Blissett, R. S. L., & Clark, K. (2023, April). The effect of school-based accountability on the implicit bias of teachers. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Chicago, IL.
Blissett, R. S. L., Farrington, C. E., Schultz, D., & Garcia, P. (2023, April). Citizen attitudes toward transgender sports bans. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Chicago, IL.
Blissett, R. S. L. & Wang, S. (2023, April). Exploring a generalizable framework for understanding attitudes toward universal and targeted policies. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Chicago, IL.
Fu, S. & Blissett, R. S. L. (2023, April). The perspective of Asian Americans in the fight against New York City's specialized high school admissions reform. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Chicago, IL.
Blissett, R. S. L, Baker, D. J., & Smith, B. (2019, April). When students speak out: Understanding the motivations for I, Too, Am mobilization. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC (AEFP), Toronto, Canada.
Blissett, R. S. L. (2018, April). School choice and charter school policy advocacy in East Nashville. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA), Chicago, IL.
Blissett, R. S. L. (2018, April). Proving I’m right: Charter school policy and selective exposure to information. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA), Chicago, IL.
Blissett, R. S. L. (2018, April). Charter school media: Topic models through history. Roundtable presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), New York, NY.
Blissett, R. S. L. (2017, April). Does participation in collective bargaining systematically prevent performance-based teacher dismissal? Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA). Chicago, IL.
Honey, N., Blissett, R. S. L., & Woo, D. (2017, April). Charter school prevalence and local support for public school funding ballot measures. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA), Chicago, IL.
Baker, D. J. & Blissett, R. S. L. (2017, April). Beyond the incident: Institutional predictors of student collective action. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA), Chicago, IL.
Grissom, J. A., Blissett, R. S. L., & Mitani, H. (2016, November). Supervisor ratings as measures of principal performance: Evidence from the TEAM evaluation system in Tennessee. Paper presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), Washington, DC.
Blissett, R. & Alsbury, T. L. (2016, April). Disentangling the personal agenda: Identity and school board members’ perceptions of problems and solutions. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC.
Goldring, E., Grissom, J. A., Neumerski, C. M., Blissett, R., Murphy, J., & Porter, A. (2016, April). The search for principal effectiveness: Increasing principals' time on instructional leadership through the SAM process. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC.
Blissett, R. S. L. & Honey, N. (2016. April). Turnout for what? Retrospective voting behavior in local school board elections. Paper presented as poster at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA), Chicago, IL.
Goldring, E., Murphy, J., & Blissett, R. (2015, November). Helping principals focus on teaching and learning: A Wallace-sponsored session. Report presented at the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Meeting (UCEA), San Diego, CA.
Grissom, J. A. & Blissett, R. S. L. (2014, April). Getting along to get ahead? Examining school board conflict and school performance. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Philadelphia, PA.
Blissett, R. (2014, March). Parental education, home learning environments, and the use of national context in comparative analysis. Paper presented at the Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Meeting (AEFP), San Antonio, TX.