Francisco Lagos
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Francisco is a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Maryland College Park. His research focuses on issues of segregation and diversity in K-12 schools, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective that integrates the sociology and economics of education. Francisco employs quantitative methods, relying on policy interventions, economic shocks, and demographic changes to tease out the determinants and consequences of school segregation. He is affiliated with the Maryland Equity Project, the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center, and the Maryland Population Research Center. He holds a Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of Maryland College Park, an M.A. in Education from Harvard University, an Ed.M. in International Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Prior to graduate school, he served as the Director of the Research Department at the Chilean Ministry of Education.
2021 – 2022 Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship, University of Maryland College Park ($15,000)
2021 Roberta Ma Scholarship, University of Maryland College Park ($1,000)
2020 Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship, University of Maryland College Park ($5,000)
2020 David L. Clark Graduate Research Seminar Fellow, AERA & UCEA
2018 – 2021 Dean’s Fellowship, University of Maryland College Park
2015 – 2017 Presidential Scholar Fellowship, Harvard University
2021 Support Program for Advancing Research and Collaboration (SPARC), University of Maryland College Park
2019 The William C. and William J. Graham Endowed Scholarship in Education, University of Maryland College Park
2016 Becas Chile Scholarship, CONICYT, Ministry of Education, Chile
2013 Becas Chile Scholarship, CONICYT, Ministry of Education, Chile
Refereed Journal Articles
Book Chapters
Working Papers & Under Review
Work in Progress
2023 – 2025 Spencer Foundation Small Grant, PI: Francisco Lagos ($49,424)
2021 Suzanne M. Bianchi Summer Graduate Student Grant, MPRC, University of Maryland College Park ($4,000)
2019 Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant, University of Maryland College Park
2015 – 2016 FONIDE Research Grant (Co-investigator), Ministry of Education, Chile