Research Team
Yiping Bai
Yiping Bai is a doctoral student at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. Her research interests involve studying education inequality among race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and urbanicity, as well as evaluating the effects of education policies along these lines, to more equitably serve different student populations.
Michael Bastedo
Director
Michael Bastedo is a Professor of Education at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. He has scholarly interests in the governance, politics, and organization of public higher education, with particular interests in stratification, college admissions, rankings, and low-income students. He is also the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies.
Emma Bausch
Emma Bausch is a Ph.D. candidate in Higher Education at the University of Michigan. Her dissertation uses the theories of mental and relational accounting to consider prospective student families review financial aid offers and conceptualize paying for college. She is also a Senior Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission at Northwestern University.
Bo-Kyung Byun
Bo-Kyung Byun is a Ph.D. student in Higher Education at the University of Michigan. Her research interests revolve around issues of access and equity in college admissions, with a particular focus on holistic admissions practices — both in the U.S. and Korean contexts.
Stephanie Carroll
Stephanie Carroll is a research investigator at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. Her research focuses on college access and success with the goal of improving postsecondary outcomes for underrepresented student groups. Stephanie earned her Ph.D. at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College.
Reuben Kapp
Reuben Kapp is a doctoral candidate in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. My research interests include college access, enrollment management, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. I am committed to expanding college access for first-generation, low-income, and students of color–in addition to helping students navigate the challenges of a rapidly changing higher education landscape. I also have an extensive background in public policy and politics. During my time in Washington D.C., I served as a Public Policy Fellow on the Hill and in the U.S. State Department.
