Experimental Evidence of the Impact of Re-Enrollment Campaigns on Long-Term Academic Outcomes 

Justin Ortagus, Hope Allchin, Benjamin Skinner, Melvin Tanner, Isaac McFarlin

Investigating Why Academically Successful Community College Students Leave College Without a Degree

The Role and Influence of Exclusively Online Degree Programs in Higher Education

Justin Ortagus, Rodney Hughes, Hope Allchin

Examining the Most Recent PBF Data to Consider the Impact of Updated PBF Policy Designs on ROI

• Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus
• Funding Source: Arnold Ventures
• Project Period: 2023 – 2025
• Funding: $346,320

Equity and Effectiveness in State Funding Formulas

• Principal Investigator: Kelly Rosinger
• Co-Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus
• Funding Source: Lumina Foundation
• Project Period: 2023 – 2025
• Funding: $250,000

The Landscape of Local Funding Sources for Community Colleges

• Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus
• Funding Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Project Period: 2022 – 2023
• Funding: $400,000

An Evaluation of the Elevation Scholars Program

• Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus
• Funding Source: Helios Education Foundation
• Project Period: 2022 – 2023
• Funding: $55,000

The Return on Investment of College Attendance for Black Students in Florida

• Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus
• Funding Source: Helios Education Foundation
• Project Period: 2022 – 2023
• Funding: $265,000

Experimental Analysis of an Academic Coaching Intervention for Online Student Success

• Principal Investigator: Frank Fernandez
• Co-Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus
• Funding Source: Arnold Ventures
• Project Period: 2022 – 2024
• Funding: $298,136

iConnect: Improving Access and Success for Underserved Students in Information Technology Programs Through Education-Industry Connections

• Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus
• Co-Principal Investigators: Pasha Antonenko, Lindsay Lynch, Kendall St. Hilaire, Clifford Kemp
• Funding Source: National Science Foundation
• Project Period: 2020 – 2023
• Funding: $600,000

Equity and Effectiveness of State Higher Education Funding Policies

• Principal Investigator: Kelly Rosinger
• Co-Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus, Dominique Baker, Robert Kelchen
• Funding Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Project Period: 2020 – 2022
• Funding: $549,946

National Evidence of Enrollment Shifts and Labor Market Outcomes Following the Great Recession

• Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus
• Co-Principal Investigator: Rodney Hughes
• Funding Source: Laura and John Arnold Foundation
• Project Period: 2020
• Funding: $36,968

Building New Evidence for Designing Performance-Based Funding Policies to Reduce Inequality

• Principal Investigator: Kelly Rosinger
• Co-Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus, Robert Kelchen
• Funding Source: William T. Grant Foundation
• Project Period: 2020 – 2021
• Funding: $25,000

Examining the Impact of Variations in Performance-Based Funding Policies on Reducing Inequality in Student Outcomes

• Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus
• Co-Principal Investigator: Kelly Rosinger, Robert Kelchen
• Funding Source: William T. Grant Foundation
• Project Period: 2019 – 2020
• Funding: $204,528

Guided Pathways for Student Success at Access-Oriented Four-Year Institutions

• Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus
• Co-Principal Investigators: Rodney Hughes, Sosanya Jones, Andrew Koricich
• Funding Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Project Period: 2018 – 2019
• Funding: $355,997