Doctoral Candidate · University of California, Irvine

Biraj Bishtbiraj.bisht@uci.edu

I am a PhD candidate in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. My research uses large-scale administrative data and causal inference methods to study how education policies affect student learning, engagement, and educational opportunity in K–12 systems. My current work focuses on culturally relevant curricula and high-impact tutoring programs as scalable interventions to improve equity and academic outcomes.

My research has been published in journals including the American Educational Research Journal and Educational Researcher, and has been featured by media outlets including the Hechinger Report, Brookings, and Education Week. Previously, I was a Research Analyst at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, where I also completed my MA in Urban Education Policy.