Kirsten Slungaard Mumma is an assistant professor of Economics and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research is primarily focused on (1) immigrant integration, (2) adult education, and (3) politics/political engagement and public schools. She has also conducted research on school choice and charter schools.
Her work has been published in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Educational Researcher, and the American Educational Research Journal. Her research and writing have been featured by media outlets including the Washington Post, Education Week, the Brookings Institution, the New York Times, and Chalkbeat.
Before graduate school, Kirsten worked for Rocketship Education, a charter management organization based out of California, and for the Chicago Public Schools. She holds an A.B, M.Ed., and PhD from Harvard University. She lives in New York City with her husband and four children.
