Roger Chu

Research Systems Developer

Pronouns: He/Him

Degrees

M.S. in Urban Education: University of Pennsylvania
B.S. in Mathematics: Georgetown University

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About Roger Chu

Roger Chu is a Research Systems Developer at RFA, where he leads RFA’s effort to expand its research capacity by identifying and creating efficient tools, techniques, and procedures to streamline research operations.

In addition, Chu leads RFA’s research on juvenile justice education for the Pennsylvania Academic Career and Technical Training Alliance and has supported quantitative and qualitative analyses for research on early childhood literacy, out of school time programs, and teacher professional development programs. Previously, Roger led the third-party evaluation of an NSF-funded teacher development program and was a Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow. Prior to joining RFA, Chu taught middle school and high school mathematics.

Key Projects by Roger Chu

The Implementation, Impact, and Cost-Effectiveness of Developmental Education Curricular Reform in California Community Colleges

California Community Colleges Data Collection Project

Evaluation of Jobs for the Future’s Student Success Center Initiative

An Evaluation of Children’s Literacy Initiative’s Blueprint for Early Literacy

Improving Early Literacy: An Evaluation of Early Reading Matters

Career and Technical Training in Juvenile Justice Facilities: Increasing the Capacity of a Statewide Network to Make Evidence-Based Decisions

An Examination of Youth Courts in Chester, Pennsylvania

21st Century Grants: Tracking the Implementation and Success of Academically-Oriented After-School Programs

Evaluating Project L.I.F.T.: A Cross-Sector Effort to Close the Achievement Gap

Recent Publications by Roger Chu

Publication

Project LIFT: Year Four Student Outcomes Memo

Dae Y. Kim, Ashley Campbell, Roger Chu, Austin Slaughter

Year Four marked the first year in which Project LIFT anticipated that long term outcomes would start taking shape. This expectation was, in part, based on the belief that after three years of added supports…

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