Taylor Enoch-Stevens is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Education Policy Studies and Practice at the University of Arizona. Dr. Enoch-Stevens’ research examines racially equitable policy design and implementation in K-12 education with a focus on resource allocation, as well as the role of institutional agents in shaping racially equitable K-12 environments. Supported by a Mellon Mays Dissertation Grant, Enoch-Stevens recently studied the reallocation of school district dollars previously used for School Resource Officers (SROs), or school police, in order to determine how funds were reallocated, the conditions shaping those efforts, and the racial equity implications of these policy decisions. Currently, supported by the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, Enoch-Stevens is examining the extent to which race has shaped school funding policies more broadly, in order to advance the theoretical conversation on race and school finance. Her work is published in peer-reviewed journals such as Urban Education, Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, American Behavioral Scientist, and others.
