Deming Named Associate Professor

Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean James Ryan has announced that David Deming has been promoted to associate professor.

“David is one of the top young education economists in the country — his work has earned high praise in academic circles and helped to shape national debates on education policy. For example, his research on the long-term life outcomes of Head Start has been widely cited in the ongoing discourse about the importance of investing in early education,” Ryan said. “What’s more, David has demonstrated an incredible amount of dedication to this school and to our students in the short time he has been here. I am thrilled that HGSE will continue to be benefit from his scholarship and his service in the years to come.”

Deming joined HGSE in 2011 and currently teaches courses about quantitative methods and also integrating perspectives on education.

“HGSE is a wonderful place to work,” Deming said. “I feel blessed to have such talented colleagues and students, and I want to thank everyone who has helped me grow into my role here over the last three years.”

Deming’s research focuses on the economics of education, particularly the impact of education policies on long-term outcomes as opposed to test scores.

In 2013, he was named a William T. Grant Scholar, a prestigious five-year award for early career researchers for his proposed project, The Long-Run Influence of School Accountability: Impacts, Mechanisms and Policy Implications. His current research includes the end of race-based busing in Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.), understanding the rise of for-profit postsecondary education and the consequences for student outcomes, and the policy implications of expanding access to early childhood education.