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Tamara Young

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Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development

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Poe Hall 300S

919-515-1744
https://ced.ncsu.edu/people/tvyoung/

Bio

Tamara Young, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development. Dr. Young’s research examines the implementation and impact of educational programs, policies and practices, politics of education, and STEM initiatives targeting school-age and college students traditionally underrepresented in STEM careers. Along with colleagues from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, she is co-principal investigator for a $1 million grant for the Interdisciplinary Biochemistry Masters Program (IBMP) at NC State funded by NSF’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) program. She is also co-principal investigator of A Comprehensive Evaluation of North Carolina’s Supplemental Salary Fund ($224,386), which evaluates the implementation and impact of bonus pay and the NC State Supplemental Salary Fund on teacher recruitment and retention. Additionally, Dr. Young is collaborating with College of Education faculty and researchers affiliated with The Friday Institute to evaluate the Advanced Teachers Roles program.

As part of Dr. Young’s commitment to NC State’s land grant mission, Dr. Young is available to consult with LEAs/PSUs, schools, and non-profit educational associations to design and carry out implementation evaluations of programs and policies, as well as design logic models to assist with integrating the planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs.

Courses Taught

  • ELP 780                     Theory and Practice in Educational Evaluation
  • ELP 741/795a           Implementation Research and Evaluation in Education
  • ELP 735                     Policy Research in Education
  • ELP 795b                   Academic Writing for Graduate Students in Education
  • ELP 795c                   Educational Issues and Policies: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
  • ED 710/ELP 741      Quantitative Research (univariate and bivariate statistics)
  • ED 711/ELP 742      Quantitative Research (linear and logistic/probit regression)
  • ELP 891/EAC 803  Problems in Research Design (i.e., dissertation proposal development)

Education

Ph.D. Education (Specialization Areas: Educational Administration and Policy) The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

MED Education (Specialization: Educational, Policy, Foundations, Administration & Research Methods – Policy and Practice in Schools) The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

MAT in Education (NK-8) The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

BA Economics The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Certificate Evaluation Practice The Claremont Graduate University (The Evaluators Institute)

Area(s) of Expertise

-Implementation of Educational Programs, Policies, and Practices
-Evaluation of Educational Programs, Policies, and Practices
-The Design, Implementation, and Utilization of Logic Models in Educational Policy and Practice

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