

Boisi Professor of Education and Public Policy and Education Research
Director, CSTEEP
Campion Hall Room 321
Telephone: 617-552-4638
Email: henry.braun@bc.edu
Readings and Research in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation
Readings and Research in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment
Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
Seminar in Statistical and Measurement Topics: A Critical Look at Statistical Reasoning
Seminar in Evaluation and Public Policy
International large-scale assessments surveys; quantitative analysis of education policy; assessment and accountability (K-12); assessment of critical thinking and formative education in college; equity and opportunity (U.S.); quantitative research methods
How do you increase opportunity in education? Henry Braun has spent years investigating the answers. His expertise includes college access to STEM teaching and learning, assessment and accountability, international assessment surveys, and outcomes of liberal education.
Braun is director of the Boston College Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Education Policy. Among his years of consulting experience, he has contributed to the National Education Association and, since 2007, the Educational Testing Service. He received his bachelorās degree from McGill University and his masterās and doctoral degrees from Stanford University.
For his contributions in education research and methodology, the American Educational Research Association honored Braun with the Division D 2018 Robert L. Linn Distinguished Address Award and the Palmer Johnson Award in 1986. In 2017, he was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Educationāa collection of over 200 elite researchers who addresses educationās most pressing issues. He has also acted as a member of the steering committee for the National Academy of Educationās Working Group on International Large-Scale Assessment Surveys.Ā
Braun is associate editor of the Journal of Educational Change and Education Policy Analysis Archives. In 2000, he was granted a patent for a computer-based simulation of architectural practice.
Monographs and Special Publications
Edited Volumes
Refereed Journals
In Edited Volumes
Warmenhoven Family Foundation (2020-2021)
[Leading Lives of Meaning and Purpose for Catholic High School Teachers]