Heather Little
Graduate Research Fellow
2026–2027 IRP Dissertation Research Fellow
Department of Economics
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Heather Little is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Economics at UW-Madison, where she leverages administrative data to study the economics of education. Her work is largely informed by the interdisciplinary groups she is a part of, including the Institute for Research on Poverty and the Interdisciplinary Training Program in Education Sciences.
Heather’s dissertation is titled Education in Context: Essays on the Economics of Education.
Date of Dissertation Research Fellowship: 2026–2027 academic year
Advisor: Jeffery Smith