Rooney Columbus

Social Sciences · University of Michigan

Mid career · publishing since 2014

Higher Education Research Studies Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Higher Education and Employability School Choice and Performance Education Systems and Policy

Publications

Citations

Est. group size

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Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 2014

In context

Among 947 mid career Social Sciences PIs within our index

Citations: 60cohort median 312

Publications / year (recent): 1.2cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 88% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 5 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently

Collaborators per year

Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.

Recent publications

Examining How Income Influences the Effects of Losing Merit Aid Among Tennessee Community College Students
AERA Open · 2025
Three Essays on Career and Technical Education at Community Colleges
Deep Blue (University of Michigan) · 2024
College in the Time of Coronavirus: CHALLENGES FACING AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION
AEI Paper & Studies · 2020
Nondegree Credentials, Work-Based Learning, and the American Working Class.
VTechWorks (Virginia Tech) · 2019
In Premise, Not in Practice: Perspectives of Higher Education Personnel on the Common Core State Standards
VTechWorks (Virginia Tech) · 2017
Innovate and Evaluate: Expanding the Research Base for Competency-Based Education
VTechWorks (Virginia Tech) · 2016
Looking Backward or Looking Forward? Exploring the Private Student Loan Market
VTechWorks (Virginia Tech) · 2016
Innovate and Evaluate: Expanding the Research Base for Competency-Based Education. AEI Series on Competency-Based Higher Education.
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · 2016

Publishes in

VTechWorks (Virginia Tech)×4
RAND Corporation eBooks×2
AEI Paper & Studies×1
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis×1
Community College Journal of Research and Practice×1

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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