Elizabeth Tipton

Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Northwestern University
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

I develop methods for designing studies and for building evidence that decision-makers can use.

Recently

• Apr 2026 What schools want vs. what evidence can deliver — PIER seminar, Harvard Graduate School of Education.
• 2025 Elected to the National Academy of Education.
• 2025 Designing Small Evaluation Studies, with Larry Hedges — Sage.

tipton@northwestern.edu
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