Department of Education Reform

faculty:

jay p. greene
department head,
endowed chair
in education reform

robert m. costrell
endowed chair
in accountability

robert maranto
endowed chair
in leadership

gary w. ritter
endowed chair
in education policy

sandra stotsky
endowed chair
in teacher quality

patrick j. wolf
endowed chair
in school choice

Patrick J. Wolf, Ph.D.
Professor and 21st Century Chair in School Choice
	201 Graduate Education Building Department of Education Reform College of Education and Health Professions University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 Phone: (479) 575-2084 FAX: (479) 575-3196 pwolf@uark.edu Download CV ׀ Download Picture

Dr. Patrick J. Wolf is Professor and 21st Century Chair in School Choice in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions. He also is principal investigator of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program impact evaluation through a contract with the U.S. Department of Education (subcontract with Westat), and is leading a national research team conducting an independent longitudinal multi-method evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. Dr. Wolf has authored, co-authored, or co-edited two books and more than two dozen articles and book chapters on school choice, special education, public management, and campaign finance. Wolf has designed, managed, and published the results from education studies that employ a wide variety of research methods including experimental, quasi-experimental, meta-analytical, and qualitative investigation techniques. A 1987 graduate of the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN), he received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard in 1995.
Education
1995 Ph.D. Harvard University, Political Science 1993 A.M. Harvard University, Political Science 1987 B.A. University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, Political Science and Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude
Professional History
Faculty Positions 2006- Professor and 21st Century Chair in School Choice, Education Reform, University of Arkansas 2004-2006 Associate Professor, Public Policy, Georgetown University 1998-2004 Assistant Professor, Public Policy, Georgetown University 1998-2001 Guest Lecturer, Defense Leadership & Management Program, U.S. Department of Defense 1995-1998 Assistant Professor, Political Science and Public Affairs, Columbia University 1994-1995 Lecturer, Political Science and Public Affairs, Columbia University