Joseph Cimpian

Joseph Cimpian is a professor of economics and education policy in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University (NYU) and an affiliated associate professor of public service at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. His multidisciplinary research focuses on the use and development of novel and rigorous methods to study equity and policy, particularly concerning language minorities, women, and sexual minorities. One line of his research examines how policies can be amended to improve long-term outcomes for English learners. Another line of research aims to identify and isolate the biasing effects of mischievous responders (i.e., respondents who willfully exaggerate their responses) in research and policymaking about LGBTQ+ youth and others. Prior to joining the faculty at NYU, Cimpian was an associate professor and College of Education Distinguished Scholar at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. He is a recipient of a Spencer Foundation/National Academy of Education Dissertation Fellowship and a Spencer/NAEd Postdoctoral Fellowship. He also served as editor of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis and is on the editorial boards of such journals as Educational Researcher, American Educational Research Journal, Journal for Research on Educational Effectiveness, and Child Development. Cimpian received his PhD in economics of education from Stanford University.

updated 2024