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Rebecca Johnson is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, affiliated with the Massive Data Institute. She holds a 2022 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship and is affiliated with the American Bar Foundation and the federal Office of Evaluation Sciences. Her research examines how social service bureaucracies use data and discretion to prioritize resources in K-12 schools, balancing legal mandates, fiscal constraints, and family advocacy. Methodologically, she employs computational text analysis, machine learning, interviews, and field experiments with administrative data. Additional research focuses on prioritization in rental housing, pandemic relief, and civil rights enforcement.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Sociology (Demography), Princeton University
- M.A. in Religion/Ethics/World Affairs, Stanford University
- B.A. with Honors in Psychology, Stanford University
Her work bridges policy, ethics, and technology, emphasizing equitable resource allocation. Awards include the NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. She teaches in the MS in Data Science for Public Policy program and collaborates across institutions to advance applied social research.
