Brian Kisida
Dr. Kisida is is an Associate Professor in the Truman School of Government & Public Affairs, Director of Mizzou's Open Minds Initiative, and Co-Director of the National Endowment for the Arts-sponsored Arts, Humanities, & Civic Engagement Lab. His research spans several key areas of K-12 education policy, including civics education, arts & humanities education, student engagement, and school choice. He has extensive experience conducting randomized controlled trials and has co-authored multiple experimental impact evaluation reports through the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education. He is currently a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow focused on civics education reform.
His academic publications include articles in the American Economic Journal, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Sociology of Education, Educational Researcher, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Education Finance & Policy, Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, Economics of Education Review, Policy Studies Journal, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, and Education and Urban Society. His work has been cited in congressional testimony before the U.S. House and Senate, and it has appeared in numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN.
