Dr. Tareena Musaddiq is an Assistant Professor in the Chaudhry Nazar Muhammad (CNM) Department of Economics at the ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ (³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ). Her research applies quantitative methods to evaluate the effectiveness of education and health policies, with a focus on improving outcomes for children from early childhood through college-going. She has worked on topics including early childhood education, the role of edtech in supporting student learning, school meal programs, child and maternal health, and girls' education and early marriage in Pakistan. Prior to joining ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ, she was a Researcher at Mathematica and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Georgia State University.
Berne, Jordan, Brian Jacob, Tareena Musaddiq, Anna Shapiro, & Christina Weiland. "Impacts of Michigan Transitional Kindergarten through Third Grade." Child Development, 2026, Accepted
Berne, Jordan, Katia Cordoba Garcia, Brian Jacob, Tareena Musaddiq, Samuel Owusu, Anna Shapiro, & Christina Weiland. "Transitional Kindergarten: The New Kid on the Early Learning Block." Educational Researcher, vol 54(4), 2025, pp. 177-187. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X251318334
Bacher-Hicks, Andrew, Tareena Musaddiq, Joshua Goodman, and Kevin Stange. "The Stickiness of Pandemic-Driven Disenrollment from Public Schools." Economics of Education Review, vol 100, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102527
Weiland, Christina, Lindsay Page, Tareena Musaddiq, Eleanor Martin, and Sarah Homitsky. "The Efficacy of Text-Based Mentoring for Postpartum Mothers: A Pilot Study." Maternal and Child Health Journal, vol 27, 2023, pp. 1632-1642. doi:10.1007/s10995-023-03704-6.
Davis, Will, Dan Kriesman, and Tareena Musaddiq. "The Effect of Free School Meals on BMI and Student Attendance." Education Finance and Policy, vol 19(3), 2024, pp. 461-491, https://doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a_00409
Arora, Puneet, Ishtiaque Fazlul, Tareena Musaddiq, and Abhinav Vats. "Can a Recognition Nudge for Teachers and Principals Improve Student Performance? Evidence from a Field Experiment in India." Applied Economic Letters, 2022. doi:10.1080/13504851.2022.2099799.
Musaddiq, Tareena, and Farah Said. "Educate the Girls: Long-Run Effects of a Secondary School Program for Girls in Pakistan." World Development, vol. 161, 2023. doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.106115.
Musaddiq, Tareena, Kevin Stange, Andrew Bacher-Hicks, and Joshua Goodman. "The Pandemics Effect on Demand for Public Schools, Homeschooling, and Private Schools." Journal of Public Economics, vol. 212, 2022. doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2022.104710.
Eau, Grace, Derek Hoodin, and Tareena Musaddiq. "Testing the Effects of Adaptive Learning Courseware on Student Performance: An Experimental Approach." Southern Economic Journal, vol. 88, no. 3, 2022, pp. 1086-1118. doi:10.1002/soej.12547.
Berne, Jordan, Brian Jacob, Tareena Musaddiq, Anna Shapiro, & Christina Weiland. "The Effect of Early Childhood Programs on Third-Grade Test Scores: Evidence from Transitional Kindergarten in Michigan." AEA Papers & Proceedings, vol 114, 2024, pp. 480-485. https://doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20241081
Musaddiq, Tareena, Alexa Prettyman, and Jonathan Smith. "Using Existing School Messaging Platforms to Inform Parents About Their Childs Attendance." Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023, doi:10.1080/19345747.2023.2264841
Arora, Puneet, and Tareena Musaddiq. "Can Rank-Based Non-Monetary Rewards Improve Student Attendance? Experimental Evidence from India." Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, vol 107, 2023, doi:10.1016/j.socec.2023.102111.
Musaddiq, Tareena. "Can Community Midwives Change Maternal Health Practices? Evidence from Pakistan." Health Economics, vol. 32, no. 3, 2023, pp. 607-714. doi:10.1002/hec.4640.
Musaddiq, T. "Educate the Girls: Long-Run Effects of a Secondary School Program for Girls in Pakistan." Virtual presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference, November 2020; poster presentation at the Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, March 2019; American Society of Health Economics Annual Conference, Washington, DC, June 2019; and the MidWestern International Economic Development Conference, Madison, WI, April 2019.
Musaddiq, T. "Estimating the Effects of Subsidized School Meals on Child Health: Evidence from the Community Eligibility Provision in Georgia Schools." Presentation at the American Society of Health Economics Annual Conference, Atlanta, June 2018; and the Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference, Portland, OR, March 2018.
Musaddiq, T. "School Opening Reform and Girls Education." Presentation at the Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings, Tampa, FL, November 2017.
Musaddiq, T. "Can a Recognition Nudge for Teachers and Principals Improve Student Performance? Evidence from a Field Experiment in India." Virtual presentation at the Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference, March 2021.
Musaddiq, T. "Can Community Midwives Change Maternal Health Practices? Evidence from Pakistan." Presentation at the Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2018.
Musaddiq, T. "The Pandemics Effect on Demand for Public Schools, Homeschooling, and Private Schools." Presentation at the Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference, Denver, March 2022; the National Bureau of Economic Research Annual Education Meeting, Boston, December 2021; and the Annenberg Institute, Brown University, Providence, RI, October 2021.
Forrester, Emily, Connor J. Rooney, Tareena Musaddiq, Jean Knab, Julieta Lugo-Gil, Russell Cole, Lexi Ouellette, Erich Denk, Juliette Henke, Brandon Hollie, Lara Hulsey, and Jamie Manzer. "Updated Findings from the HHS Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review", U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, September 2024
Johnson, Matthew, Jeffrey Max, Tareena Musaddiq, Breyon Williams, Silvia Robles, and Michelle Bennett. "Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative." Princeton, NJ: Mathematica, April 2024
Musaddiq, Tareena, Kevin Stange, Andrew Bacher-Hicks, and Joshua Goodman. "The Pandemics Effect on Demand for Public Schools, Homeschooling, and Private Schools." Policy Brief. Ann Arbor, MI: Education Policy Initiative, September 2021.
Berne, Jordy, Brian Jacob, Tareena Musaddiq, Anna Shapiro, and Christina Weiland. "Michigan Transitional Kindergarten: Impacts on Early Education Enrollment and Student Achievement through Third Grade." Policy Brief. Ann Arbor, MI: Education Policy Initiative, July 2024.
Johnson, Matthew, Naihobe Gonzalez, Jeffrey Max, Tareena Musaddiq, Sophia Siefart, Michelle Bennett and Ren Schlosser. "Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative." Princeton, NJ: Mathematica, April 2026
Musaddiq, Tareena, Alexa Prettyman, and Jonathan Smith. "School Messaging Platforms and Student Attendance." Policy Brief. Atlanta: Metro Atlanta Policy Lab for Education, July 2020.
Musaddiq, Tareena, Sophie Bright, Kate Place, George Smith, Breyon Williams, Beth Holland, Megan Benay and Beth Rabbitt. "Innovative Approaches to Learning Acceleration Within the Core of K-12 Instruction: Initial Observations About Scaling and Implementation.", Mathematica and The Learning Accelerator, March 2025.
Bacher-Hicks, Andrew, Tareena Musaddiq, Joshua Goodman, and Kevin Stange. "The Stickiness of Pandemic-Driven Disenrollment from Public Schools." Policy Brief. Boston: Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, Wheelock Educational Policy Center, August 2023.
Musaddiq, Tareena, and Adam Dunn. "Using an Automated Writing Feedback Tool: Insights on Ecree for Students and Families." Princeton, NJ: Mathematica, July 2023.
Shapiro, Anna, Jordy Berne, Katia Cordoba Garcia, Brian Jacob, Tareena Musaddiq, Samuel Owusu, and Christina Weiland. "Michigan Transitional Kindergarten: A First Look at Program Reach and Features." Policy Brief. Ann Arbor, MI: Education Policy Initiative, January 2022.
Musaddiq, Tareena, Kate Place, Debbie Reed, Wittney Tabackman, George Smith, Beth Holland, Megan Benay and Beth Rabbitt. "Innovative Approaches to Learning Acceleration Within the Core of K-12 Instruction: Educator Insights into Scaling and Implementation.", Mathematica and FullScale, August, 2025.