Perna, L.W., Wright-Kim, J., & Leigh, E.W. (2021). Will college promise programs improve or reduce equity? Understanding the contextual conditions that influence program implementation. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 29(26). Available here

Leigh, E.W., & González Canché, M.S. (2021). The College Promise in communities: Do place-based scholarships affect residential mobility patterns? Research in Higher Education, 62(3), 259-308. Available here

Pak, K., Leigh, E.W., & Phuong, J. (2021). Reclaiming identity for critical leadership development. In K. Pak & S.M. Ravitch (Eds.), Critical leadership praxis for educational and social change (pp. 49-62). New York: NY: Teachers College Press.

*Leigh, E.W., Pak, K., & Phuong, J. (2021). Defining ourselves: Exploring our leader and activist identities as Asian American women doctoral students. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 14(2), 174-188. Available here

Perna, L.W., Wright-Kim, J., & Leigh, E.W. (2020). Are college promise programs an effective use of resources?Understanding implications of program design and resource investments for equity and efficiency. AERA Open, 6(4), 1-15. Available here

Leigh, E.W., Irele, A.A., Bowers, K.A. (2020). Mitigating summer learning loss in Philadelphia during COVID-19: Humble attempts from the field (invited article). Perspectives on Urban Education, 18(1). Available here

Delaney, J.A. & Leigh, E.W. (2020). A promising trend? An event history analysis of factors associated with establishing single-institution College Promise programs. In L.W. Perna & E.J. Smith (Eds.), Improving research-based knowledge of college promise programs, (pp. 269-304). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.

Ruiz, R., Leigh, E.W., Napier, A, & González Canché, M.S. (2020). Community college promise programs and local impact: Aggregate effects of college attainment in three Promise communities. In L.W. Perna & E. Smith (Eds.), Improving research-based knowledge of college promise programs, (pp. 241-268). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.

Perna, L.W. & Leigh, E.W. (2018). Understanding the promise: A typology of state and local promise programs. Educational Researcher, 47(3), 155-180. Available here

Perna, L.W., Leigh, E.W., & Carroll, S. (2018). “Free college:” A new and improved state approach to increasing educational attainment? American Behavioral Scientist, 61(14), 1740-1756. Available here

Leigh, E.W. (2017). An exploration of ‘hyper-local’ community-university engagement in the development of smart cities. Equity & Excellence in Education, 50(4), 421-433. Available here

Pak, K., Leigh, E.W., & Phuong, J. (2021). Reclaiming identity for critical leadership development. In K. Pak & S.M. Ravitch (Eds.), Critical leadership praxis for educational and social change (pp. 49-62). New York: NY: Teachers College Press.

Delaney, J.A. & Leigh, E.W. (2020). A promising trend? An event history analysis of factors associated with establishing single-institution College Promise programs. In L.W. Perna & E.J. Smith (Eds.), Improving research-based knowledge of college promise programs, (pp. 269-304). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.

Ruiz, R., Leigh, E.W., Napier, A, & González Canché, M.S. (2020). Community college promise programs and local impact: Aggregate effects of college attainment in three Promise communities. In L.W. Perna & E. Smith (Eds.), Improving research-based knowledge of college promise programs, (pp. 241-268). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.

*Leavitt, M., & Leigh, E.W. (2021). Listening to recent high school grads – “Be mindful of what we’ve gone through.” Strada Education Network. https://cci.stradaeducation.org/recentgrads/

Swain-Cade McCoullum, V.E., Leigh, E.W., Irele, A.A., & Bowers, K.A. (2020). University of Pennsylvania’s Rising Scholar Success Academy (PennRSSA): 2020 Program Report. Philadelphia, PA: Office of the Vice Provost for Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania.

Perna, L.W., Wright-Kim, J., & Leigh, E.W. (2020). Recognizing the implications of promise program design for equity and efficiency. Washington, DC: College Promise Campaign. https://www.collegepromise.org/newsandinsights/h8bsruhj9shb3b1qv1tim9ren7z9gm

Ding, L., Leigh, E.W., & Harker, P. (2018). Potential effects of automation on regional employment in the Third Federal Reserve District. Philadelphia, PA: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. https://www.phil.frb.org/-/media/community-development/publications/special-reports/automation-and-regional-employment.pdf

Finney, J., Leigh, E.W., Castillo, W., Ruiz, R., Smith, E.J., & Kent. D.C. (2017). Driven to perform: Tennessee higher education policies & outcomes. Philadelphia, PA: Institute for Research on Higher Education. https://irhe.gse.upenn.edu/research/tennessee