Curriculum Vitae: John B. Willett

· Measuring Change over Time. I have a career-long interest in the development and application of statistical methods for modeling individual change and multi-level modeling, for measuring individual change over time, and for investigating inter-individual differences in learning and development.

· Analyzing the Occurrence, Timing, and Duration of Events. I seek to promote the application of event history methods in the analysis of event occurrence, timing, and duration in education and the social sciences. I am particularly interested in, and have developed and disseminated, strategies for the discrete-time hazard modeling of single and multiple-spells.

· Modeling Covariance Structures. I maintain a general interest in the application of covariance structure methods to research problems in education and the social sciences. I have a specific interest in using these techniques for latent growth and multi-level modeling.

· Designing and Implementing Better Longitudinal Empirical Research. I seek to promote more thoughtful empirical research design and more careful application of innovative quantitative analytic methods, particularly in the collection and analysis of longitudinal data, in education and the social sciences.

· Improving the Teaching of Applied Statistics. I am interested in devising and promoting better ways of teaching quantitative methods, particularly pedagogies that engage students in authentic activities, apprenticeship, and the analysis of real data.

POSITIONS HELD

· Charles William Elliot Professor of Education. Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (July, 2001 to present).

· Acting Dean. Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002).

· Academic Dean. Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (September, 1999 to June 30, 2002).

· Professor of Education. Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (December, 1993 to 2001).

· Associate Professor of Education. Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (July, 1989 to November, 1993).

· Assistant Professor of Education. Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (January, 1985 to June, 1989).

· Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Statistical Consultant and Computer Programmer. Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, California (September, 1980 to December, 1984).

· Master Teacher/Teacher Consultant in Secondary-School Physics. Graduate School of Education, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong (September, 1978 to September, 1980).

· Housemaster. Da Vinci House, The Island School, English Schools Foundation, Hong Kong (September, 1974 to September, 1978).

· Teacher of Physics and Mathematics (9^th Through 13^th Grade). The Island School, English Schools Foundation, Hong Kong (September, 1972 to September, 1978).

· Teacher of General Subjects and Science (6^th Grade). Bierley County Junior School, Bradford, Yorkshire, England (September, 1971 to September, 1972).

DEGREES AWARDED

Ph. D. Quantitative Methods, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (degree awarded, June 1985).

M. S. Statistics, Department of Statistics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (degree awarded, June 1982).

M. Ed. Psychometrics and Research Methods, Graduate School of Education, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong (degree awarded with distinction, June 1980).

Adv. Dip. Ed. Psychometrics and Research Methods, Graduate School of Education, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong (degree awarded with distinction, June 1979).

Cert. Ed. Teaching of Physics and Mathematics, Department of Educational Studies, Oxford University, Oxford, England (degree awarded, June 1971).

M.A. Physics (with a specialty in Quantum Mechanics), Worcester College, Oxford University, Oxford, England (degree awarded, June 1970).

HONORARY DEGREES

M.A. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (degree awarded, December 1993).

HONORS AND AWARDS

· Member, National Academy of Education (elected April, 2004).

· Lawrence R. Klein Award (jointly with Dr Richard Murnane and Dr. Kathryn Boudett), for the most outstanding contribution to the Monthly Labor Review in the year 2000 by non-Bureau of Labor Statistics authors (for Boudett, K. P., Murnane, R. J., and Willett, J. B. Second Chance Strategies for Women Who Drop Out of School. Monthly Labor Review, 2000, 123(12), 19-31).

· Citation of excellence from ANBAR Electronic Intelligence (jointly with Dr Richard Murnane and Dr. Kathryn Boudett). For Murnane, R. J., Willett, J. B., and Boudett, K. P. Does Acquisition Of A GED Lead To More Training, Post-Secondary Education, And Military Service For School Dropouts? Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1997, 51(1), 100-115.

· Member Of The Spencer Mentor Network (jointly with Dr. Judith D. Singer), award from The Spencer Foundation, Chicago, Illinois (September 1994 to September 1996).

· Research Review Award (jointly with Dr. Judith D. Singer). Presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, Georgia (April, 1993) for an outstanding review of research article appearing in an AERA-sponsored journal in 1991/1992 (for Willett, J. B., and Singer, J. D. From Whether To When: New Methods For Studying Student Dropout And Teacher Attrition. Review of Educational Research, 1991, 61(4), 407-450).

· Fellowship of the American Statistical Association Research (jointly with Dr. Judith D. Singer), funded by the National Science Foundation and the American Statistical Association and served at the National Center For Educational Statistics, Washington, DC (July 1992 to December 1992).

· Raymond B. Cattell Early Career Award For Programmatic Research (jointly with Dr. Judith D. Singer), presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California (April, 1992).

· Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award (jointly with Dr. Richard J. Murnane and Dr. Judith D. Singer). Presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Boston, Massachusetts (April, 1990) for the most outstanding article to appear in an AERA-sponsored journal in academic year 1988-1989 (for Murnane, R. J., Singer, J. D., and Willett, J. B. The Career Paths Of Teachers: Implications For Teacher Supply And Methodological Lessons For Research. Educational Researcher, 1988, 17(6), 22-30).

· William F. Milton Research Fellowship, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts (June 1985 to December 1987).

· Doctoral Fellowship, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, California (September 1980 to June 1982).

· Academic Distinction, in the Masters in Education Degree, Graduate School of Education, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong (June 1980).

· Academic Distinction, in the Advanced Diploma in Education, Graduate School of Education, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong (June 1979).

· Open Venning Exhibition in Physics, Worcester College, Oxford University, Oxford, England (September 1967 to September 1970).

COURSES & MODULES TAUGHT

A-014 Inquiry II -- An Introduction To Research Methods In Practice.

A-290 Schooling, Achievement And Labor Market Performance: A Quantitative Research Seminar.

S-010Y Answering Questions With Quantitative Data.

S-015 Testing And Measurement In Education And Research.

S-050 Analyzing Learning, Growth, And Developmental Data.

S-052 Applied Data Analysis.

S-060 Analyzing Categorical And Ordinal Data.

S-090 Answering Complex Questions With Multivariate Methods: A Practical Course In Covariance Structure Analysis.

S-210A Topics In Quantitative Methods (Covariance Structure Analysis).

S-210A Topics In Quantitative Methods (Measuring Change And Development).

S-210A Topics In Quantitative Methods (Analyzing Categorical Data).

S-290 Quantitative Methods For Improving Causal Inference In Educational Research.

S-410A Doctoral Research Practicum: Using Quantitative Methods To Make Causal Inferences About The Consequences Of Educational Interventions And Policies.

SELECTED MAJOR CITIZENSHIP

· Acting Dean, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002).

· Academic Dean, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (September, 1999 to June 30, 2002).

· Co-Sponsor, Harvard University Interfaculty Initiative on Distance and On-Line Learning, an initiative of the Harvard Academic Computing Committee, Business School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (May, 2000 – May, 2001).

· Chair, Technology Advisory Group, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (January 1996 to present).

· Chair, Search Committee to appoint a Senior Professor in Technology of Education, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, (September 1996 to September, 1999).

· Chair, Technology Review Committee, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (September 1994 to September 1995).

· Chair, Committee On Degrees, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (September 1993 to September 1994; September, 2003 to present).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Educational Research Association (1985-present).

Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology (1990-present).

PROFESSIONAL REFEREEING

Editorial Boards:

Applied Psycholinguistics

Evaluation and Program Planning

Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal

Understanding Statistics: Statistical Issues in Psychology, Education and the Social Sciences

Proposal Reviewer:

American Educational Research Association

National Science Foundation

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

Radcliffe College Research Support Program

Society for Research on Child Development

Spencer Foundation

Article Reviewer:

American Educational Research Journal

American Statistician

Applied Psycholinguistics

Archives of General Psychiatry

Economics of Education Review

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Evaluation and Program Planning

Handbook of Research on Teacher Education (2nd. Edition)

Human Development

Intelligence

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Journal of Educational Measurement.

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Journal of Family Psychology

Journal of Human Resources

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Linguistics and Education

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Psychological Bulletin

Psychological Methods

Psychometrika

Review of Educational Research

Sociological Methods and Research

Sociology of Education

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

· Statistical Advisor, Multi-User Virtual Environment Experiential (MUVEE) Simulator Project, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts, (July, 2003 – present).

· Invited Participant and Statistical Consultant, Value-Added Design Working Group, Center for Education Research and Policy, Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (Mass Inc), Boston, Massachusetts (June, 2003 – present).

· Statistical Advisor, Modeling Across the Curriculum, The Concord Consortium, Concord, Massachusetts (May, 2001 – present).

· Participant and Statistical Consultant, Hudson/Watertown Public Schools Technology Enhancement Project, Hudson and Watertown Public Schools, Massachusetts (Sept, 2001 – Sept, 2003).

· Statistical Consultant, Measurement Task Force of the Denver Pay for Performance Project, Community Training and Assistance Center, Boston, Massachusetts (May, 2001 – June, 2001).

· Member: Mentor Network of the Spencer Foundation. Co-Mentor (with Dr. Judith D. Singer), The Spencer Foundation, Chicago, Illinois (September 1994 to September 1996).

· Statistician: "Across Generations: Family Life and Mental Health", School of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts (National Institutes of Mental Health Grant #2-R01-MH44934-04) (June 1993 to June 1996).

· Statistician: "Family Contexts of Outcomes in Diabetic Adolescents", School of Medicine and the Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts (National Institutes of Health Grant #DK-27845, June 1990 to June 1996).

· Statistician: "The Home-School Study of Language and Literacy Development", Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Massachusetts (beginning November 1988).

· Participant: Institute on Statistical Analysis for Education Policy, organized by the National Center for Education Statistics at the National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (May, 1991).

· Statistician: "Cognitive Development and Chronic Illness In Children", School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (September 1988 to September 1992).

· Statistician: "Foundations for Language Assessment in Spontaneous Speech", Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (beginning in June 1988).

· Statistical Consultant, Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts (June 1988 to September 1988).

· Statistical Consultant: "Longitudinal Study of Immersion, Early-Exit and Late-Exit Transitional Bilingual Education Programs for Language-Minority Children", Aguirre International, Palo Alto, California, January 1988 to September 1990).

· Statistical Consultant, Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (September 1987 to June 1988).

· Statistical Consultant, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts (September 1987 to present).

· Faculty Sponsor (with J. D. Singer) of the Seminar on Methodology in Learning and Education, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (September 1986 to September 1989).

· Participant in the Faculty Seminar on Assessment in Higher Education, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (September 1986 to June 1988).

· Participant in the Faculty Seminar on Teaching by the Case Method, Graduate School of Business, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (February 1986 to April 1986).

· Statistical Consultant: Academic Computing and Information Services, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (June 1984 to December 1984).

· Statistical Consultant: Department of Nephrology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Palo Alto, California (January 1984 to June 1985).

· Statistical Consultant: Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies, Stanford University, Stanford, California (September 1983 to December 1983).

· Statistical Consultant: Cowell Student Health Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California (September 1983 to December 1984).

· Statistical Consultant: Cultural Systems Research Incorporated, Menlo Park, California (September 1981 to June 1982).

· Proposer (with M. K. Summers): "Hong Kong Computer Studies Project", Graduate School of Education, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong (September 1979 to September 1980).

· Author and Evaluator (with M. K. Summers): "Microcomputer-Based Computer-Assisted Instruction in Undergraduate Quantum Mechanics", Physics Department, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, September 1979 to September 1980).

· Author: Advanced Level Physics Examination (Paper III), Hong Kong Government Examinations Authority, Hong Kong (September 1979 to September 1980).

· Host: "Tomorrow's World", a weekly prime-time television show devoted to demonstrating that the science of today will play a crucial role in the world of tomorrow, TVB-Pearl, Kowloon, Hong Kong (September 1978 to February 1980).

FINANCIAL SUPPORT RECEIVED

· Bridging The Gap Between Methodology And Substance: Advances In Study Design And Statistical Analysis For Educational Research. Co-Principal Investigator (with Judith D. Singer), Spencer Foundation, Chicago, Illinois (July 1997 to present).

· The Impacts Of Academic Skills, Computational Speed And Self-Esteem On The Wage Profiles Of Young Males. Co-Principal Investigator (with Richard J. Murnane), Russell Sage Foundation, New York, Award #85-96-10 (March 1996 to September 1996).

· Enhancing The Teaching Of Applied Statistics And Educational Software Design (With Multimedia). Co-Principal Investigator (with Carol S. Chomsky, John H. Hahnfeld, Judith D. Singer), Provost's Fund for Educational Innovation, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (May 1994 to May 1995).

· What Skills Matter In The Labor Market Of The 1990s? Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Richard J. Murnane), Fund for Faculty Research and Innovation, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts (April 1994 to April 1995).

· Mentoring Advanced Doctoral Students. Co-Mentor (with Dr. Judith D. Singer), Mentor Network of the Spencer Foundation, Chicago, Illinois (September 1994 to September 1996).

· Do School Dropouts Benefit From Obtaining A GED? Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Richard J. Murnane), Russell Sage Foundation, New York, Award #999.401 (November 1993 to November 1996).

· School Quality, Academic Skills, and the Wages Of Black and White Males in the 1980s. Principal Investigator, Spencer Foundation, Chicago, Illinois (September 1993 to September 1994).

· Do Skills Affect Wages more than they did in the Past? Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Richard J. Murnane), Fund for Faculty Research and Innovation, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts (March 1992 to March 1993).

· Improving the Teaching of Applied Statistics: Using Interactive Computing in the Classroom (Follow-Up). Principal Investigator, Fund for Teaching and Curriculum Quality, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts (September 1991 to September 1992).

· Exploring New Statistical Methods for the Investigation of Systematic Inter-Individual Differences In Growth: Using Structural Equation Modeling and Data from the National Child Development Study. Principal Investigator, Radcliffe Research Support Program, Henry A. Murray Research Center, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts (January 1991 to January 1992).

· From Whether to When: Modeling Student Careers Using Survival Analysis. Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Judith D. Singer), Fund For Faculty Research And Innovation, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts (September 1990 to September 1991).

· Improving the Teaching of Applied Statistics: Using Interactive Computing in the Classroom. Principal Investigator, Fund For Teaching And Curriculum Quality, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts (September 1990 to September 1991).

· Emotional Adjustment of Children with a Chronic Illness II. Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Catherine C. Ayoub), Agency For Health Care Policy And Research, Washington D.C., National Research Service Award #1 F32 HS00043-01 (December 1990 to December 1992).

· A Covariance Structure Analysis of Academic and Social Development in Chronically-Ill and Healthy Children: Re-Analyzing the National Child Development Study. Principal Investigator, Fund for Faculty Research and Innovation, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts (July 1990 to July 1991).

· Improving Statistical Methods for the Measurement of Learning. Principal Investigator, William F. Milton Fund, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (June 1985 to December 1987).

· Improving Statistical Methods for the Measurement Of Learning. Principal Investigator, Spencer Foundation, Chicago, Illinois (June 1985 to June 1986).