Staff Profiles
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Georges VernezSanta Monica Office Director, Center for Research on Immigration Policy, RAND Education EducationPh.D. in urban and regional development, University of California, Berkeley; M.C.P., University of California, Berkeley; M.C.E. in transportation engineering, University of Texas, Austin; B.C.E. in civil engineering, Ecole Polytechnique (Lausanne, Switzerland) |
Research Focus
Assimilation of immigrants and effects of immigration; education policy; economics of education; program implementation and evaluation; school restructuring and takeover; No Child Left Behind; social policy; the homeless; human resources development; strategic planning
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Evaluation of No Child Left Behind
- Comprehensive school reform
- Costs and benefits of education
- Implementation of clinical guidelines
- Effects of immigration on California
Selected Publications
Georges Vernez et al., Evaluating Comprehensive School Reform Models at Scale: Focus on Implementation, RAND Corporation, 2006
Georges Vernez et al., Improving the Development and Utilization of Air Force Space and Missile Officers, RAND Corporation, 2006
Georges Vernez, The New Melting Pot: Changing Faces of International Migration and Policy Implications for Southern California, Pacific Council on International Policy, 2006
Georges Vernez and Lee Mizell, Goal: To Double the Rate of Hispanics Earning a Bachelor's Degree, RAND Corporation, 2001
Research Focus
Assimilation of immigrants, effects of immigration, education policy, economics of education, program implementation, program evaluation, school restructuring and takeover, No Child Left Behind, social policy, the homeless, human resources development, strategic planning
Recent Projects
- Evaluation of No Child Left Behind
- Comprehensive school reform
- Costs and benefits of education
- Implementation of clinical guidelines
- Effects of immigration on California
- Development of Air Force officers
Previous Positions
Director, Center for Research on Immigration Policy, RAND EducationSelected Publications
Evaluating Comprehensive School Reform Models at Scale: Focus on Implementation, Georges Vernez et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
Improving the Development and Utilization of Air Force Space and Missile Officers, Georges Vernez et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
The New Melting Pot: Changing Faces of International Migration and Policy Implications for Southern California, Georges Vernez, Pacific Council on International Policy, 2003
Goal: To Double the Rate of Hispanics Earning a Bachelor's Degree, Georges Vernez and Lee Mizell, RAND Corporation, 2001
Languages
French, German, SpanishRecent Media Appearances
Interviews: Los Angeles Times; South Florida Sun-Sentinel; United Press International
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Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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