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Previous Publications
Prior to creating his own consulting organization, Vikash Reddy published research with the Community College Research Center, the California Policy Lab, and the Campaign for College Opportunity.
A downloadable CV, including Dr. Reddy's more recent work as an independent education researcher, can be found here.
Books
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Dougherty, K.J., Jones, S.M., Lahr, H., Natow, R.S., Pheatt, L., & Reddy, V. (2016). Performance Funding for Higher Education. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Dougherty, K. J., & Reddy, V. (2013). Performance Funding for Higher Education: What Are the Mechanisms? What Are the Impacts? (K. Ward & L. Wolf-Wendel, Series Eds.) ASHE Higher Education Report, 39(2), 1–134.
Book Chapters
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Reddy, V. (2022). Branch Out: Using Tree Diagrams to Select and Develop Research Questions. In LaPointe Terosky, A., Baker, V.L., & Sun, J.C. (Eds.). A Practical Guide to Teaching Research Methods in Education: Lesson Plans and Advice from Faculty. New York, NY: Routledge.
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Barnett, E. A., & Reddy, V. (2018). College Placement Strategies: Evolving Considerations and Practices. In K. McClarty, K. D. Mattern, & M. Gaertner (Eds.), Preparing Students for College and Careers: Theory, Measurement, and Educational Practice. New York, NY: Routledge.
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Dougherty, K. J., Natow, R. S., Jones, S. M., Lahr, H., Pheatt, L., & Reddy, V. (2015). Origins of the Second Wave of Performance Funding Adoptions. In K. J. Dougherty & R. S. Natow (Eds.), The Politics of Performance Funding for Higher Education: Origins, Discontinuations, and Transformations. (pp. 142–172). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press
Journal Articles
Peer Reviewed Journals
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Natow, R.S., Reddy, V., & Ioannou, V. (2023). State-level responses to U.S. federal policy on state authorization for higher education. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 31(4).
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Linos, E., Reddy, V., & Rothstein, J. (2022). Demystifying college costs: How nudges can and can't help. Behavioural Public Policy, 1-22.
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Natow, R. S., Reddy, V., & Grant, M. (2020). Technology Use in Developmental Education: Experiences, Challenges, and Rationales. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 44(10–12), 738–756.
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Dougherty, K. J., Jones, S. M., Lahr, H., Natow, R. S., Pheatt, L., & Reddy, V. (2016). Looking Inside the Black Box of Performance Funding for Higher Education: Policy instruments, organizational obstacles, and intended and unintended impacts. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2(1), 147–173.
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Special Edition Journals
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Dougherty, K.J., Jones, S.M., Lahr, H., Natow, R.S., Pheatt, L., & Reddy, V. (2014). Performance Funding for Higher Education: Forms, Origins, Impacts, and Futures. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 655(1): 163
Reports and Briefs from the Campaign for College Opportunity
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Reddy, V. (2024). Still Left Out: How Exclusion In California’s Colleges & Universities Continues To Hurt Our Values, Students, and Democracy. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Fink, J., Tulloch, A.G., Steiger, J., & Reddy, V. (2023) “Advancing Equity with Effective Community College Transfer Pathways.” In Siqueiros, M. & Reddy, V. (Eds.). Affirming Equity, Ensuring Inclusion, Empowering Action [Series]. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Macias, M. & Reddy, V. (2023). Nursing the Future: Ensuring a healthy California with the diverse nursing workforce we need. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Moore, C. & Reddy, V. (2022). Illuminating Innovations: Protecting student enrollment at California Community Colleges amid a pandemic. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Reddy, V., Lee, D.H., & Siqueiros, M. (2022). The State of Higher Education for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Californians. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Reddy, V. & Morales, J.F., (2022). Critical Condition: Prescriptions for improving transfer pathways in the health professions. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Reddy, V., Ramirez, B. & Siqueiros, M. (2022). The State of Higher Education for Latinx and Black Angelenos. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Reddy, V. & Siqueiros, M. (2021). The State of Higher Education for Latinx Californians. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Reddy, V., Siqueiros, M., Campbell, T. (2021). Examining Disparities in College Opportunity by Gender for Black Californians. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Reddy, V. & Ryan, J. (2021). Chutes or Ladders? Strengthening California Community College Transfer So More Students Earn the Degrees They Seek. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Reddy, V. & Dow, A. (2021). California’s Biggest Return: Raising college attainment to 60 percent for all by 2030 will generate $133 billion in additional federal and state revenue. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Reddy, V. & Siqueiros, M. (2021). The State of Higher Education for Black Californians. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Reddy, V. (2021). Follow the Money: California Systematically Underinvests in Black Degree Attainment. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
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Reddy, V., Siqueiros, M., & Itzkowitz, M. (2020). The Personal Payoff of a College Education in California’s Colleges and Universities. Los Angeles, CA: Campaign for College Opportunity.
Op-Eds for National Publications
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Reddy, V. (2019, Sept. 5). “Setting up a needless barrier to a Cal State education.” Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Times.
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Reddy, V. (2011). "Teachers Alone Can’t Create Excellent Schools." The Answer Sheet. Ed. Strauss, Valerie. Washington DC: The Washington Post.
Other Publications
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Augustine, E., Reddy, V., & Rothstein, J. (2018). Linking Administrative Data: Strategies and Methods [White Paper]. Berkeley, CA: California Policy Lab.