Poster for Summer School on Org Theory for Ed Research
Doctoral students and early-career scholars are invited to join the Summer School on Organizational Theory for Education Research.
Submit your application by April 3, 2026: bit.ly/oter2026
Please share widely, and tag friends who you think will want to join!
My book is the featured podcast today at the New Books Network!
During the pandemic, I started listening to New Books podcasts. I remember regularly having them on my playlist whenever I'm at the gym.
It feels like a full circle moment that my book is featured in it!
So excited to see my book featured alongside other UC Berkeley authors like Robert Reich and Loic Wacquant!
Check out the list of new books from Berkeley faculty at news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/01/g...
(44) Research on institutional neutrality often focuses on whether it's a good thing or bad thing.
However, I suggest that this decision to be "neutral" is contingent on various factors--both internal and external to the organization.
Available open access at bit.ly/JET_044
Grateful to present in Hong Kong about a topic I deeply enjoy. Thanks to the Chinese University of HK and the Education University of HK for this chance to lecture about Causal Inference in Education!
AERA OT-SIG Open Meeting
Want to learn more about a group interested in ORG THEORY IN EDUCATION? Want to share your vision for the SIG? Want to meet new friends?
Well, I hope you can join our OPEN MEETING on October 22 at 3.30 PM Eastern, 12.30 PM Pacific. Register at bit.ly/OTSIG2025
Poster for Turning Research Into a Book
My good friend, Anindya Kundu, and I will be sharing on Zoom a talk on all the intricacies of writing a book with a university press!
Hope you can join us on Friday, September 19, 1.00 PM Eastern/ 10.00 AM Pacific. It's FREE! Just register at bit.ly/res2book
[43] Excited with this new publication with Jonathan Jacob at the American Journal of Education!
We found that disruptions were predicted more by district affluence than by race, and were equally prevalent in urban, suburban, and rural areas!
Read @ bit.ly/JET_043
When I started at UCBerkeley School of Education, I was the only assistant professor. Now, there are are four of us--each with different expertise but all with the same commitment to educate like democracy depends on it.
It's our faculty retreat and we got some cool jackets!
Joined the faculty writing retreat at the UC Botanical Gardens, and so inspired to see colleagues typing away and conceptualizing their masterpieces.
Thanks Lorena Oropeza, Ilona Yim, and Karie Frasch for organizing this! Wonderful to meet Catherine Ceniza Choy, a trailblazing Filipino academic!
Hopefully, this expands their understanding of the "Ecology of School Improvement." I've also been reflecting how education undergrad and grad students should have a course on these orgs because many said they didn't know how they affected schools!
Ecology of School Improvement Interviews
Grateful to finish teaching a course on orgs outside schools: unions, philanthropy, edtech, PTAs, RPPs, CBOs, UNESCO, etc. Students appreciated listening to lectures and hearing from professionals I interviewed!
Pleasure was mine, Kelley! Really wonderful connecting with you!
Really happy that my book, Subtle Webs: How Local Orgs Shape US Education, was celebrated with other books by first-time Asian and Asian-Am authors!
It's a real honor for it to be alongside other books and authors I admire. And we even had a cake with all our book covers!
Touched down in Chicago for the American Sociological Association's Annual Meeting!
Can't wait to connect with people and learn from the talks!
Activists often argue for community involvement in the creation of predictive models & their implementation, but it's often dismissed as impractical.
Excitedly waiting for @eostrinidad.bsky.social's "Subtle Webs" on community involvement in school predictive modeling
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Thanks so much to you both! Happy to chat too about this with you!
My article From Accountability to Algorithms may also be interesting if you want to dive deep into the predictive piece!
If you're going to ASA in Chicago, we hope you can join this book party of first-time Asian and Asian-American authors on Monday, August 11!
Register at shorturl.at/SFuxF. What a treat to be in the company of these books and authors!
Job Search Toolkit
Our AERA-SIG has a workshop series for individuals interested in or going into the academic/alt-ac job market.
The 1st one will discuss process, timelines, and tips for cover letter & research/ teaching statements. Register at bit.ly/otjmw1
Screenshot of the 74 article by Jose Eos Trinidad
Wrote my first op-ed, highlighting why we need local education organizations in the face of all the grant withdrawals and staff cuts in the federal ed infrastructure: www.the74million.org/article/why-...
It provides a sneak peek into my book, Subtle Webs: How Local Orgs Shape US Ed.
Jose Eos Trinidad awarded France-Berkeley Fund
Excited to share that my research with Christof Brandtner from emlyon business school in France has been awarded the France-Berkeley Fund!
Mapping Org Theory with SCRIPTS
(42) Ever wanted to use a theory but didn't know what's out there?
In this paper, I tried to distill org theory into 7 perspectives: structure, culture, relations, institutions, professions, transformation, and social conflict.
Read for free @ bit.ly/JET_042
This paper explores the strategic networks among mid-level bureaucrats, and how they support changes through coordinated policies, reduced friction & information sharing.
I'm excited & grateful to have this case from a developing country published in Soc of Ed, one of the TOP journals in our field!
(41) We usually bemoan large bureaucracies. But what if they were more "effective"?
TLDR: My new paper with Sociology of Education investigates the largest bureaucracy in the Philippines, with almost a million employees! Read it at bit.ly/JET_041
My book, SUBTLE WEBS, launched a month ago, and you can see the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQLL...
You can buy the book at 30% off: bit.ly/subtlewebs (code: AUFLY30). Amazon says it only has one stock left, but I'm not sure if that's a FOMO tactic.
A reviewer wrote this in their first review!
I'm really proud that this paper is now published, and even prouder that I wrote it with two undergrad research assistants!
Hope you can read it at bit.ly/JET_040. You'll see more than a dozen interesting graphs about US ed nonprofits!
(40) "In the past two years, I have reviewed almost 30 manuscripts. It is rare that I read a manuscript and think, "I wish I had written this" or "I wish I had been part of this team." The [paper] is an impressive and important study and I commend the authors for superlative work."
Book launch of Subtle Webs
So overwhelmed with our community's support for this talk, with a packed venue and books sold out!
Hear the podcast at bit.ly/podcastSW
Oh wow! Thanks so much, @ansleyerickson.bsky.social ! I've been following your work on ed history and would love to connect about integrating history + policy studies!
Haha, thanks so much, Jen! If ever the academic career doesn't work out, being an influencer might be my next career. ;)