Brian Holzman

Assistant Prof @TAMUEAHR @cehdtamu || Soc of ed, higher ed, ed policy, race/immigration/language, & RPPs || “a noted dog enthusiast” || @StanfordEd alum

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1/ 🚨 New publication in Educational Researcher

"Who Lives in a STEM Desert?"

🔗: https://t.co/BdJmVaVQX8

We introduce student-level measures of “STEM deserts”—areas where students have limited nearby access to STEM courses and curricular pathways.

#STEM #EdPolicy #Equity

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@mirandainez @CarnegieMellon Congratulations!! 🥳

[AEFP @aefpweb]

Our Winter 2026 Education Finance and Policy Journal Takeaways are now available! 📖

Get quick, one-page summaries of the latest research articles - perfect for policymakers & practitioners who need the highlights without the deep dive: https://t.co/p5qHAnYEO2

[AEA Journals @AEAjournals]

The May 2026 issue of AEA Papers and Proceedings (116) is now available. https://t.co/UE6apaDKZk

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@FrankelGarion @AcademicRenewal Congratulations, Gary!

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4/ 🎓 Findings have implications for designing more equitable incentive strategies and parent-facing interventions in education.

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1/ 📢 New paper recently published in AEA Papers and Proceedings with @KalenaCortes, @MelissaDGentry, & @mirandainez:

“Digital Incentives in Surveys: Response Rates and Sociodemographic Effects in a Large-Scale Parental Nudge Intervention”

🔗 https://t.co/PR94p9TUdH

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3/ 📈 Overall, incentives increased engagement, while Spanish-speaking parents showed distinct patterns, including higher survey participation but lower gift card redemption rates. Larger incentives and advance information about vendor options also improved engagement.

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Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @mirandainez @tamuecon, a brand-new PhD who works on topics related to development and behavioral economics

[National Tax Journal @JournalTax]

New work in @JournalTax by @JeffreyPClemens, @MelissaDGentry, and Jonathan Meer:

“Divergent Paths: Differential Impacts of Minimum-Wage Increases on Individuals with Disabilities”

Do minimum wages affect disabled adults more?

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How Texas plans to tie school accountability grades to college success, job wages

https://t.co/ehdN6MHNC0

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Not all paths to college and career readiness pay off equally for Texas students, study finds https://t.co/sjEASmp8zy

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9/ ⚠️ Access note

This article was supposed to be open access, but Sage did not post it that way. If you want a copy, message or email me and I’ll send it.

[Brian Holzman @brianholzman]

1/ 🚨 New publication in Educational Researcher

"Who Lives in a STEM Desert?"

🔗: https://t.co/BdJmVaVQX8

We introduce student-level measures of “STEM deserts”—areas where students have limited nearby access to STEM courses and curricular pathways.

#STEM #EdPolicy #Equity

[Brian Holzman @brianholzman]

8/ 🙏 Thanks

Grateful to Erin Baumgartner for early input as the broader STEM project developed, and to Houston ISD staff who encouraged research on the geography of educational opportunity.