He also holds positions as a faculty fellow at the Education Policy Initiative at Carolina (EPIC) in Chapel Hill and as an affiliated researcher at the Education Policy Initiative and Michigan Consortium for Educational Research (MCER) at the University of Michigan. His research uses quantitative methods to answer cause and effect questions spanning topics of education policy, economics of education, labor economics, and program evaluation. Dr. Hemelt’s work has recently included an examination of program effects on student high school performance, transition to college, and longer-run college outcomes, as well as the impact of K-12 accountability mechanisms on student outcomes.