Lam Pham
Bio
Lam D. Pham is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development at North Carolina State University. He received his Ph.D. in K-12 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Vanderbilt University, specializing in quantitative methods. A first generation Vietnamese immigrant, Lam grew up attending schools serving low-income and minority race students. These firsthand experiences shape his research, which investigates how personnel policies (e.g., compensation, professional learning, performance evaluation) affect students in low-performing schools. In particular, he examines policies aimed at building and maintaining an equitable distribution of diverse and effective teachers and principals in chronically low-performing schools. Before his doctoral studies, Lam worked as a Fulbright Scholar in Vietnam, taught math in a turnaround high school in Oklahoma City, and served as an instructional coach for Oklahoma City Public Schools. He received a B.A. in chemistry from Harvard University.
Selected Scholarly Publications
- Pham, L. D. (2021). Why Do We Find these Effects? An Examination of Mediating Pathways Explaining the Effects of School Turnaround. Journal of Research in Educational Effectiveness. https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2022.2081276
- Pham, L. D., Nguyen, T. D., & Springer, M. G. (2020). Teacher Merit Pay: A Meta-Analysis. American Educational Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831220905580
- Pham, L. D., Henry, G. T., Kho, A., & Zimmer, R. (2020). Sustainability and Maturation of School Turnaround: A Multiyear Evaluation of Tennessee’s Achievement School District and Local Innovation Zones. AERA Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858420922841
Courses Taught
- Applied Quantitative Methods in Education I
- Applied Quantitative Methods in Education II
Honors and Awards
- Fulbright Fellowship, Vietnam
- Equity and Inclusion Fellowship, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- Barbara L. Jackson Scholar, University Council for Educational Administration
- Russell G. Hamilton Dissertation Enhancement Grant
Education
Ph.D. K-12 Education Leadership and Policy Studies Vanderbilt University 2020
BA Chemistry Harvard University 2011
Area(s) of Expertise
education policy, quantitative analysis, school reform, teachers and leaders
Publications
- Teachers Are Not Lemons: An Examination of Spillover Effects When Teachers Transfer Away From Turnaround Schools , Educational Researcher (2023)
- Beyond Prescriptive Reforms: An Examination of North Carolina’s Flexible School Restart Program , AEFP 47th Annual Conference (2022)
- Covid-19 and the system resilience of public education: A view from North Carolina , The Learning Curve (2022)
- Development and Validation of a Tool to Examine Program-Wide Implementation of the Pyramid Model , JOURNAL OF POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS (2022)
- Implementing School Improvement in the “iZone 2.0”: A Case Study of Three Memphis Schools , (2022)
- Is Teacher Effectiveness Stable Across School Contexts? An Examination of Teachers Who Transfer Into Turnaround Schools , AERA OPEN (2022)
- Over the Long-Haul: Examining the Long-Term Effects of the School Turnaround , (2022)
- Program-wide implementation of the Pyramid Model: Supporting fidelity at the program and classroom levels , EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH QUARTERLY (2022)
- Spillover Effects of Recruiting Teachers for School Turnaround: Evidence From Tennessee , EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS (2022)
- What Students Value Most: A Qualitative Examination of Learner Experiences in a Fully Online Degree Program , TEACHERS COLLEGE RECORD (2022)
Groups
Honors and Awards
- Emerging Scholar Award, AERA School Turnaround and Reform Special Interest Group