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Joshua Gilbert

PhD, Harvard Graduate School of Education (2022-2026)
Education Policy and Program Evaluation

Portrait of Joshua Gilbert

Current Roles

  • Research Scientist, Center for School Behavioral Health, Massachusetts General Hospital (2026-present)
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education (2026-present)

Education

  • PhD, Harvard Graduate School of Education (2022-2026)
    Dissertation: Synthesizing Psychometrics and Causal Inference: Applications of Latent Variable Models to Treatment Heterogeneity, Psychological Networks, and Learning Transfer
    Spencer Dissertation Fellow (2025-2026)
  • EdM, Harvard Graduate School of Education (2016-2017)
  • BM, New England Conservatory of Music (2012-2016)

Work Summary

My work integrates psychometrics and causal inference to improve how researchers measure outcomes and estimate intervention effects. As a Research Scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for School Behavioral Health and an Adjunct Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, I develop statistical methods for item-level analysis, treatment effect heterogeneity, and research synthesis, with applications in education, psychology, and health research. I also prioritize open and reproducible workflows through shared code and data resources.

Selected Accomplishments

  • Built a publication portfolio that currently includes 33 peer-reviewed journal publications and 21 working papers under revision, review, or in preparation (see Research).
  • Received the Spencer Dissertation Fellowship (2025-2026) from the National Academy of Education.
  • Published methodological work in journals including Behavior Research Methods, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, Psychological Methods, and Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
  • Delivered invited talks and workshops at institutions and conferences such as Stanford, Oxford, NCME, and IMPS (see Presentations).
  • Collaborated across disciplinary teams spanning education policy, psychometrics, causal inference, and ophthalmology.

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