Faculty Directory
Angela Boatman
Associate Professor
Angela Boatman
Ed.D.
Contact
Campion Hall Room 222
Telephone: 617-552-8128
Email: angela.boatman@bc.edu
Education
- Ed.D., Harvard University
- M.P.P., University of Michigan
- M.A., University of Michigan
- B.A., University of Minnesota
Courses
Organization and Administration of Higher Education
Public Policy, Politics, and Higher Education
Data Driven Decision Making
Research Interests
Higher education policy, college access and student success; remedial and developmental education; community colleges; postsecondary instruction and course delivery models; financial aid; research study design and policy evaluation
Expertise
- Higher Education
- Career and Work
- Educational Leadership & Policy
Department
GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
Coauthor: Comparing Borrowing Attitudes for Higher Education between English and American High School Students: Examining Their Influence on Enrollment Intentions
Select Publications
Recent Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
- Boatman, A., Hurwitz, M., Lee, J., & Smith, J. (2019). The impacts of passing a CLEP exam on degree completion. Journal of Human Resources. 55(4).
- Evans, B.J. & Boatman, A. (2019). Understanding how information affects loan aversion: A randomized control trial of providing federal loan information to high school seniors. The Journal of Higher Education. 90(5), 800-832.
- Boatman, A. & Long, B.T. (2018). Does remediation work for all students?: How the effects of postsecondary remedial and developmental courses vary by level of academic preparation. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 40(1), 29-58.
- Boatman, A & Soliz, A. (2018). Statewide transfer policies and community college student success. Education Finance and Policy. 13(4), 449-483.
- Evans, B., Boatman, A., Soliz, A. (2018). Framing and labeling effects in the decision to borrow for postsecondary education: An experimental analysis. Research in Higher Education.
- Boatman, A. & Evans, B. (2017). Financial explanations for understanding loan aversion: How financial literacy, aid knowledge, and credit market experience predict willingness to borrow for education. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 671 (1): 49-68.
- Boatman, A., Evans, B., Soliz, A. (2017). Understanding loan aversion in education: Evidence from high school seniors, community college students, and adults. AERA Open, 3(1), 1-16.
- Boatman, A. & Long, B.T. (2016). Does financial aid impact college student engagement?: Evidence from the Gates Millennium Scholars program.” Research in Higher Education, 57(6), 653-681.
Book Chapters
- Bettinger, E., Boatman, A. & Long, B. (2013). “Student Supports: Developmental Education and Other Academic Programs” in C. Rouse, L. Barrow, and T. Brock (Eds.), Postsecondary Education in the U.S. Princeton, NJ: Future of Children.
- Long, B. & Boatman, A. (2013). “The Role of Remedial and Developmental Courses in Access and Persistence” in A. Jones and L. Perna (Eds.), The State of College Access and Completion: Improving College Success for Students from Underrepresented Groups. London: Routledge International Studies in Higher Education.
Published Reports
- Kane, T.J., Boatman, A., Kozakowski, W., Bennett, C., Hitch, R., Weisenfeld, D. (2018). Remedial math goes to college: An evaluation of the Tennessee SAILS program. Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University.
- Bailey, T., Bashford, J., Boatman, A., Squires, J., Weiss, M., Doyle, W., Valentine, J. C., LaSota, R., Polanin, J. R., Spinney, E., Wilson, W., Yeide, M., & Young, S. H. (2016). Strategies for postsecondary students in developmental education – A practice guide for college and university administrators, advisors, and faculty. Washington, DC: Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse.
- Boatman, A., Evans, B., & Soliz, A. (2014). Applying the lessons of behavioral economics to improve the federal student loan programs. Policy Paper for the Lumina Foundation.
- Boatman, A. (2014). Innovations in developmental education. Policy Paper for the American Enterprise Institute.
Opinion/ Commentary
- Boatman, A. & Kane, T. (Dec. 16, 2018). Why we need to rethink remediation. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- Boatman, A. & Squires, J. (June 2, 2014). Mind the gap: Efforts to reform remedial education that fail to address achievement gaps will perpetuate those gaps. Inside Higher Ed.
Recent Invited Presentations
- New England Board of Higher Education March 2019, Legislative Advisory Committee Meeting Reforming Remedial Education: What the Evidence Shows
- Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northeast & Islands February 2019 Webinar Setting Up for Success: Preparing High School Students for College-Level Math
- The University of Chicago Education and Poverty Labs April 2018 Forum, Chicago, IL Success in Community College: New Evidence on Access and Achievement
- Lumina Foundation October 2017 Panel, Washington, D.C. Income-Driven Loan Repayment History and Research American Enterprise Institute May 2017
- Higher Education Working Group Meeting, Washington D.C. The Impact of Prior Learning Assessments on College Completion
- Federal Reserve Board November 2016 Conference on Student Loans, Washington D.C. Using behavioral economics to improve student loan programs
- Congressional Briefing April 2015 LEARN Coalition, Cannon House Office Building, Washington DC Access, Persistence, and Completion in College (with a focus on workforce outcomes for underrepresented groups, including women and minorities in STEM fields)
Media Mentions/ Interviews
Marketplace (National Public Radio), Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Nashville Public Radio, Bloomberg Business, Nashville Post, The Tennessean, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AEI Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings (2019)
Research Grants and External Funding
- Institute for Education Sciences (IES), Key Personnel/ Supplemental Grant Recipient, 2014-19 National Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness (CAPR) “Exploration of the Use of Learning Technologies in Developmental Math”
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Co-PI with Thomas J. Kane, Harvard University, 2014-19 “Tennessee study of Pre-College math remediation programs”
- Peabody College Small Grant, Vanderbilt University, with Brent Evans, 2017-19 “An Analysis of the Relationship between Loan Aversion and Actual Borrowing Behavior among High School and College Students”
- Lumina Foundation, Co-PI with Brent Evans, Peabody College, 2014-16 “Understanding and Reducing Loan Aversion among High School and Adult Students"