Abigail Francis

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Written by Matt Lehrich

Doctoral Student

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Abigail Francis is a doctoral student in Educational Policy Studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also a research assistant at the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC).

Before starting her PhD, Abigail co-authored an article published in New Directions for Higher Education, presented her undergraduate honors thesis at the Association for Education Finance and Policy Conference, and worked as a team leader for the College Crisis Initiative. While a student at Vanderbilt, she worked as a teaching assistant for Jeremy Payne and as a research assistant for John M. Braxton.

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