Michael Christian has been an assistant scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research since November 2006. He has worked in the Value-Added Research Center since joining WCER. His work at WCER has focused on developing and estimating value-added models for Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison and on providing technical assistance for districts and states participating in the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) program. He received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan in 2004. Before joining WCER, he worked as a staff economist at the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
