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Jim Soland is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education Leadership, Foundations & Policy at the University of Virginia's School of Education and Human Development, with additional affiliations at EdPolicyWorks and the Virginia Education Science Training (VEST) program. He also serves as an affiliated Research Fellow at NWEA. His professional background includes pre-academic roles as a classroom teacher, RAND Corporation policy analyst, and senior fiscal analyst at California's Legislative Analyst's Office.
Education:
- Ph.D., Stanford University (2015)
- M.A., Stanford University (2008)
- M.A., Stanford University (2007)
- B.A., Haverford College (2002)
Soland's research specializes in educational measurement methodologies intersecting psychology and policy. Key focuses include quantifying how measurement choices affect treatment effect estimation, tracking psychological/social-emotional development trajectories, and detecting test/survey disengagement patterns. His work provides critical frameworks for interpreting educational data, recognized by CASEL, Brookings Institute, and The New York Times.
Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on measurement validity in education: Studying social-emotional competency development (2024), establishing empirical benchmarks for skill progression (2022), and modeling COVID-19's academic impacts (2020). This research employs advanced quantitative techniques to address pressing educational challenges.
Awards:
- 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award (Rising Star) by Virginia SCHEV/Dominion Energy
Soland contributes to UVA's Research, Statistics & Evaluation doctoral program and Quantitative Analytics master's program, mentoring emerging scholars in education science methodologies.
