Patrick J. Wolf Source Confirmed

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Distinguished Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

30 h-index 261 pubs 3,080 cited

Research Areas

School Choice and Performance Education Systems and Policy Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

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Patrick J. Wolf is Distinguished Professor of Education Policy and the 21st Century Endowed Chair in School Choice at the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions. His research has primarily focused on school choice initiatives, including longitudinal evaluations of voucher programs in Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Louisiana. He has also investigated the effects of school choice on student achievement, college entrance, and civic outcomes.

Dr. Wolf has led or co-led research projects funded by 34 grants and contracts totaling nearly $22 million. His scholarly output includes four books and over 150 journal articles, book chapters, and policy reports. His work has addressed topics such as school choice, civic values, special education, public management, and campaign finance. His research metrics include an h-index of 30, 261 total publications, and 3,080 total citations. He leads a research group and collaborates with faculty at the University of Arkansas.

Metrics

  • h-index: 30
  • Publications: 261
  • Citations: 3,080

Selected Publications

  • Universal School Vouchers and Education Savings Accounts Are Good Policies (2025) DOI
  • Private School Choice Programs Should and Will Continue to Expand (2025) DOI
  • Benjamin Franklin: Lover of Liberty and Learning (2024) DOI
  • Which Police Departments Make Black Lives Matter? (2024) DOI
  • Funding Students Instead of Systems: The Case for School Choice (2023) DOI
  • Benjamin Franklin: Lover of Liberty and Learning (2023) DOI
  • The Effects of Regulations on Private School Choice Program Participation: Experimental Evidence from the United States (2023) DOI
  • How Within-Study Comparisons can Inform Research and Evaluation Design for the Third Sector (2022) DOI
  • The History of ISCRC from Nova Southeastern to Dublin (2021) DOI
  • The Politics of Institutional Reform: Katrina, Education, and the Second Face of Power (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Sarah Ruth Morris University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Alison Johnson University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Robert Maranto University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Lindsey M. Burke University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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