Clara G. Muschkin
Associate Research Professor Emerita in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Clara Muschkin is an associate research professor of public policy at Duke University and an affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy. She directs the Child Policy Research Certificate Program and is the faculty director for the North Carolina Education Research Data Center (NCERDC).
Muschkin is a sociologist and demographer with an interdisciplinary research focus. In her research, she asks how education policies that influence the composition and organization of educational institutions can influence student behavior and academic performance. Her current research interests include: the impact of early childhood education policies on subsequent student outcomes; the impact of grade configuration on student behavior; the influence of grade retention and age on behavior and academic performance; impact of school composition by race and immigrant status on student behavior and achievement across grade levels; evaluation of high school reform policies; and successful outcomes for community college students.
Research Interests:- Education and social policy
- Academic performance and student behavior
- Public Policy
- Early Childhood education
- Peer Influence in schools
- Poverty and Inequality
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Research Professor Emerita in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2023
- Director of the North Carolina Education Research Center (NCERDC), Center for Child and Family Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy 2014
- Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy, Center for Child and Family Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy 2015
Contact Information
- 220 Rubenstein Hall, Box 90545, Durham, NC 27708
- Box 90545, Durham, NC 27708-2000
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muschkin@duke.edu
(919) 613-9302
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