Derek A. Houston, PhD
Associate Professor
derhous@siue.edu
Education
PhD, Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016
MS, Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016
EdM, Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010
BS, Actuarial Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007
Specialization
Educational Leadership
Phone
(618) 650-3288
Office
1119 Alumni Hall
About Dr. Houston
Dr. Houston teaches courses on the foundations of research methods and quantitative research methods in multiple graduate programs. He also supervises capstone research projects at both the master’s and doctoral levels. Dr. Houston joined SIUE in 2022 after spending one year with the Spencer Foundation and four years at the University of Oklahoma. He earned a PhD in Educational Policy Studies and a master’s in Applied Statistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Research Profile
Centered at the nexus of critical theory and quantitative methods, Dr. Houston's work engages with policy questions relative to inequality and inequity across the P-20 educational pipeline, advocating for a socially-liberating future. His most recent scholarship takes a critical quantitative approach to understanding special education and education degree production. Additionally, his scholarship has focused on critically engaging the tools and processes of quantitative research.
Selected Publications
- Houston, D. A., Cormier, C. J., Petchauer, E., & Scott, L. A. (2022). Black graduates on the yard and on the quad: Trends of education degrees at HBCUs and non-HBCUs. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 58(3), 136-139.
- Cormier, C. J., Houston, D. A., & Scott, L. A. (2021). When salt ain’t enough: A critical quantitative analysis of special education and education degree production. Teacher’s College Record, 123(10), 3 – 30.
- Houston, D. A., Brewer, T. J., & Wronowski, M. (2020). Critical approaches to policy-relevant research. In A. Urick, D. DeMatthews, & T. G. Ford (Eds.), Maximizing the policy-relevance of research for school improvement. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
