Research

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Meyer, K., & Rosinger, K. O. (2019). Applying behavioral insights to improve postsecondary education outcomes: A review of Obama administration efforts and next steps under the Trump administration. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Castleman, B. L., Meyer, K., Sullivan, Z., Hartog, W. D., & Miller, S. (2017). Nudging students beyond FAFSA: The impact of university outreach on financial aid behaviors and outcomes. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 47(3).

Book Contributions

Castleman, B. L., & Meyer, K. (2017). Nudges, norms, and navigation: Behavioral insights to improve student success. In R. S. Feldman (Ed.), The first year of college: Research, theory, and practice on improving the student experience and increasing retention. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Working Papers

Meyer, K. (mimeo). “The effect of school counselors on student discipline: Evidence from a regression discontinuity.”

Castleman, B. L. & Meyer, K. (second R&R in revision, Review of Higher Education) “Can Text Message Nudges Improve Academic Outcomes in College? Evidence from a West Virginia Initiative.” UVA EdPolicyWorks Working Paper 43

Page, L. C., Castleman, B. L., & Meyer, K. (submitted) “Customized nudging to improve FAFSA completion and income verification.” SSRN

Castleman, B. L., & Meyer, K. (forthcoming, special issue fall 2019) “Behavioral perspectives on the effects of financial need on college student learning” Daedalus.

Select Conference Presentations

Lessons from the Library: Leveraging public institutions and behavioral insights to improve adolescent outcomes

• APPAM annual conference, Washington, DC (November 2018, planned)

How do guidance counselors affect student outcomes? Evidence from state student/counselor ratio policies.

• AEFP annual conference, Portland, OR (March 2018)
• AEFP annual conference, Washington, DC (March 2017)

Summer Reading Connection: Engaging student learning through technology

• APPAM annual conference, Chicago, IL (Nov. 2017)

Can Text Message Nudges Improve Academic Outcomes in College? Evidence from a West Virginia Initiative (with Benjamin Castleman)

• APPAM student regional conference, Washington, DC (April 2016)
• AEFP annual conference, Denver, CO (March 2016)
• APPAM annual conference, Miami, FL (Nov. 2015)

Nudging students beyond FAFSA: The impact of university outreach on financial aid behaviors and outcomes (with Benjamin Castleman and Zachary Sullivan)

• APPAM annual conference, Washington, DC (Nov. 2016)
• AEFP annual conference, Denver, CO (March 2016)

AP is IN: The Impact of Standardizing Postsecondary Acceptance of Advanced Placement Credit in Indiana

• APPAM student regional conference, Washington, DC (April 2016)
• APPAM annual conference (poster), Miami, FL (Nov. 2015)
• VERA annual conference, Charlottesville, VA (Sept. 2015)

The research highlighted here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant #R305B140026 to the Rectors and Visitors of the University of Virginia. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.