EDWARD LIU

Graduate School of Education
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
10 Seminary Place
New Brunswick, NJ  08901
Office: (732) 932-7496 ext. 8309
Fax: (732) 932-6803
Email: ed.liu@rutgers.edu

EDUCATION

HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, Cambridge, MA
Ed.D. 2004, in Administration, Planning, & Social Policy
- Concentration in Elementary and Secondary Education
- Dissertation Committee: Susan Moore Johnson, Richard J. Murnane, John B. Willett.

STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Stanford, CA
M.B.A. 1997
- Certificate in Public Management

STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, Stanford, CA
A.M. 1997, Education

YALE UNIVERSITY, New Haven, CT
B.A. 1992, History, cum laude and with distinction in the major

AWARDS

American Association of Colleges for Teachers of Education, Outstanding Writing Award, Book, 2005, for Finders and Keepers: Helping New Teachers Survive and Thrive in Our Schools.

Final round, Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship (2002)

Recipient, Spencer Foundation Research Training Grant (1998–2001)

UNIVERSITY POSITIONS

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, New Brunswick, NJ
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education (Sept 2004 – Present)
- Member of the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration
- Courses taught: Leadership and Communication Skills, Organizational Theory in Education, Personnel Administration, Administration for School Effectiveness, Internship in Educational Administration.

HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, Cambridge, MA
Teaching Fellow
- “Leadership in Organizations” (Fall 2003, Fall 2002, Fall 2001) – Prof. Susan Moore Johnson
- “Doctoral Research Practicum” (Fall 2002–Spring 2003) – Prof. Susan Moore Johnson
- “School Reform: Curricular and Instructional Leadership” (Spring 2002, Fall 1999) – Prof. Kay Merseth
- “Education and the Economy: Lessons for Reform” (Fall 1999) – Prof. Richard J. Murnane

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

METROMATH: THE CENTER FOR MATHEMATICS IN AMERICA'S CITIES
Researcher and Co-Principal Investigator of study on “District Approaches to Recruiting and Retaining Urban Math Teachers” (2005-Present)
- Conducting a qualitative study of how various urban districts perceive and approach the challenge of attracting and retaining qualified math teachers. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

PROJECT ON THE NEXT GENERATION OF TEACHERS, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Research Affiliate (2004–Present)
Research Assistant (1998–2004)
- Conducted both qualitative and quantitative research on a variety of topics related to attracting, supporting, and retaining new teachers. The Project is directed by Susan Moore Johnson and funded by the Spencer Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Project Website: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ngt.

K-12 EXPERIENCE

BOSTON-HARVARD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, Boston, MA
School Consultant (Feb 1998–Aug 1999)
Worked with an elementary school’s instructional leadership team to build school capacity for instructional improvement.

SUMMERBRIDGE PORTLAND PROGRAM, Portland, OR
Founding Co-Director (1992–1995)
Established and directed a comprehensive, tuition-free program that prepared low-income middle school students for success in college-track high school programs. Responsible for fundraising (raised over $300,000), strategic planning, financial management, program development, faculty hiring and training, student advising and advocacy, and liaison with program advisory board and Portland Public Schools.

OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL, Portland, OR
History Teacher (1992–1995) and Dormitory Parent (1992–1994)
- Taught U.S. History and Modern European History (grades 10–12)
 
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROJECT ACHIEVE, INC., Boston, MA
Summer Associate (June 1998–Sept 1998)
- Implemented customer support projects for a company that produced school management software.
 
LIGHTSPAN, INC., San Diego, CA
Marketing Intern (June 1996–Sept 1996)
- Developed marketing, teacher support, and parent support materials for an educational multimedia company.

SUMMERBRIDGE NATIONAL, San Francisco, CA
Board Member (1994–1995)

PUBLICATIONS

Books & Monographs:

Johnson, S. M., & The Project on the Next Generation of Teachers. (2004). Finders and keepers: Helping new teachers survive and thrive in our schools . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004. Lead co-author of Ch.3, “What Teaching Pays, What Teaching Costs,” and Ch. 8, “Making Better Matches in Hiring.”

Liu, E. (2004). Information-rich, information-poor: New teachers’ experiences of hiring in four states. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, HarvardUniversity.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

Liu, E., Rosenstein, J. G., Swan, A. E., & Khalil, D. (Forthcoming). When districts encounter teacher shortages: The challenges of recruiting and retaining mathematics teachers in urban districts. Leadership and Policy in Schools.

Liu, E. & Johnson, S. M. (2006). New teachers’ experiences of hiring: Late, rushed, and information-poor. Educational Administration Quarterly, 42(3), 324-360.

Liu, E., Johnson, S. M., & Peske, H. G. (2004). New teachers and the Massachusetts Signing Bonus Program: The limits of inducements . Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 26(3), 217-236.

Johnson, S. M., Kardos, S. M., Kauffman, D., Liu, E., & Donaldson, M. L. (2004, October 29).
The support gap: New teachers’ early experiences in high-income and low-income schools.
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 12(61). Retrieved [date] from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v12n61/ .

Kauffman, D., Johnson, S. M., Kardos, S. M., Liu, E., & Peske, H. G. (2002). 'Lost at sea’: New teachers’ experiences with curriculum and assessment. Teachers College Record, 104(2), 273-300. 

Kardos, S. M., Johnson, S. M., Peske, H. G., Kauffman, D., & Liu, E. (2001). Counting on colleagues: New teachers encounter the professional cultures of their schools.
Educational Administration Quarterly, 37(2), 250-290.

Other Journal Articles:

Kauffman, D., Johnson, S. M., Kardos, S. M., Liu, E., & Peske, H. G. (2002, Summer). “Lost at sea”: Without a curriculum, navigating instruction can be tough–especially for new teachers. American Educator.

Peske, H. G., Liu, E., Johnson, S. M., Kauffman, D., & Kardos, S. M. (2001, December).
The next generation of teachers: Changing conceptions of a career in teaching. Phi Delta Kappan.

Johnson, S. M., Birkeland, S. E., Kardos, S. M., Kauffman, D., Liu, E., Peske, H. G., (2001, July/August). Retaining the next generation of teachers: The importance of school based support . Harvard Education Letter.

PAPERS UNDER REVIEW OR IN PREPARATION

Liu, E., Rosenstein, J. G., Swan, A. E., & Khalil, D. (in preparation). How urban districts are responding to the challenges of recruiting and retaining mathematics teachers.

Liu, E. (in preparation). Hiring practices and new teachers’ job satisfaction: The importance of a good job preview.

Liu, E. & Johnson, S. M. (in preparation). New teachers and the problem of late hiring.

Liu, E. (in preparation). Teacher quality as an organizational characteristic.

Liu, E. (in preparation). Hiring in charter schools: Is there a difference?

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Liu, E., Rosenstein, J. G., Swan, A. E., & Khalil, D. (2007, April). Grappling with teacher shortages: How urban districts and school administrators approach the challenge of recruiting and retaining qualified mathematics teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Liu, E. (2005, November). Hiring practices and new teachers’ job satisfaction: The importance of a good job preview. Paper presented at the University Council for Educational Administration Convention, Nashville.

Liu, E. (2005, April). Hiring, job satisfaction, and the fit between new teachers and their schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.

“The Support Gap: New Teachers’ Early Experiences in High-Income and Low-Income Schools” (with S. M. Johnson, S. M. Kardos, D. Kauffman, & M. L. Donaldson). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2004.

“New Teachers’ Experiences of Hiring: Preliminary Findings from a 4-State Study.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2003.

“New Teachers and the Massachusetts Signing Bonus Program: The Limits of Inducements” (with S. M. Johnson & H. G. Peske). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2003.

“New Teachers’ Experiences of Hiring in New Jersey.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April 2002.

“‘Breaking Even’: Incentives, Rewards, and the High Costs of Choosing to Teach” (with S. M. Kardos, D. Kauffman, H. G. Peske, & S. M. Johnson). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April 2000.

“Envisioning ‘Something Different’: New Teachers’ Conceptions of a Career in Teaching” (with H. G. Peske, S. M. Johnson, D. Kauffman, & S. M. Kardos). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April 2000.

“‘Lost at Sea’: New Teachers’ Experiences with Curriculum and Assessment” (with D. Kauffman, S. M. Johnson, S. M. Kardos, & H. G. Peske). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April 2000.

“Counting on Colleagues: New Teachers’ Experiences of Professional Culture” (with S. M. Kardos, S. M. Johnson, H. G.  Peske, & D. Kauffman). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April 2000.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS & SYMPOSIA

“From Graduate Student to Professor: Academic Job Search 101” (with M. Mangin, E. Murakami-Ramalho, A. Evans, J. Lightfoot, & J. Goldstein), University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX, November 10, 2006.

“Strategies for Attracting and Supporting the Teachers You Need” (with S. M. Kardos), State of Delaware Teacher Recruitment and Retention Conference, Rehoboth Beach, DE, April 6, 2005. Invited Keynote.

National Retired Teachers Association Symposium on Teacher Recruitment and Retention, Cambridge, MA, February 10-11, 2005. Invited Participant.

"Finders and Keepers: Lessons on Attracting and Retaining Strong Teachers" (with S. M. Kardos), The Fifteenth Education Trust National Conference, Washington, DC, November 12, 2004. Invited Plenary Session Address .

National Summit on the First Three Years of Teaching, National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, Racine, WI, September 28-30, 2003. Invited Participant.

“The Next Generation of Teachers: New Challenges and Opportunities for Schools and Teacher Associations” (with S. M. Kardos), National Education Association–New Hampshire Summer Learning Conference, Bartlett, NH, August 8, 2002. Invited Address.

“The Importance of the School Site in Retaining New Teachers” (with S. M. Johnson, S. E. Birkeland, S. M. Kardos, D. Kauffman, & H. G. Peske), Askwith Education Forum, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, March 6, 2002. Invited Address.

“The Role of Teacher Unions in Supporting and Retaining the Next Generation of Teachers” (with S. M. Kardos), NEA Regional Conference, Providence, RI, October 12, 2001. Keynote Address.

“The Next Generation of Teachers” (with S. M. Kardos), American Federation of Teachers QuEST Conference Mini-Institute, Washington, DC, July 11-12, 2001.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Editorial Boards
Harvard Educational Review (Board Member, 1999-2001; Co-Chair, 2000-2001)

Journal Reviewer
Educational Policy
Journal of School Leadership
Journal of Teacher Education
Teaching and Teacher Education
Qualitative Studies in Education
Urban Education

Conference Proposal Reviewer
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting – Divisions A, L

Professional Memberships
American Educational Research Association – Divisions A, K, L
University Council for Educational Administration
National Society for the Study of Education

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, New Brunswick, NJ
- Faculty Search Committee for Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration (Jan 2006–Present)
- Graduate School of Education Faculty Advisory Committee for Information Technology
(Jan 2006–Present)
- Admissions and Scholastic Standing Committee (Sep 2005–Present)
- Plenary Session Representative to the University Council for Educational Administration
(Nov 2004–Present)

HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, Cambridge, MA
Committees: 
- Curriculum Committee for Administration, Planning, & Social Policy (Nov 2002–May 2003)
- Search Committee for General Manager, Harvard Education Publishing Group (Sept 2001–Nov 2001)
Research Talks:
- Graduate School of Education Dean’s Weekend (Nov 2003)
- Urban Superintendents Program October Seminar (Oct 2003)
- Harvard Graduate School of Education Alumni Weekend (Apr 2002)
- New York Council of the Harvard Graduate School of Education (Dec 2001)
- Harvard Graduate School of Education Alumni Council Meeting (Nov 2001)
Selected Workshops and Addresses:
- “The Job Search and Finding the Right Fit,” Workshop for graduating teacher education students (Spring 2003, Spring 2002)
- “Evaluating Student Work,” Workshop for new teaching fellows in Administration, Planning, & Social Policy (Jan 2003, Jan 2002)
- “Making the Most of the Harvard Graduate School of Education: Advice from an Unlikely Pair,” Welcoming address to incoming students, with S. M. Kardos (Sept 2001)