Dr. Cho is a Research Associate Professor at the University of Oregon's College of Education, where he provides guidance on data science initiatives for the Dean's Office. He also serves as Associate Vice Provost for Academic Data Analytics in the Office of the Provost, where he uses a research framework to study student and faculty barriers to success. His main areas of interest are in machine learning applications in policy decision-making, research design and evaluation, and reforms in higher education. He has published numerous papers on pathways to employment for community college students, as well as barriers to progression for these students, including a study on developmental education that has been cited nearly 1,600 times.

Prior to the University of Oregon, Dr. Cho was a senior researcher at Abt Associates and at the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University. He has previously served as a lecturer in applied statistics at The George Washington University and in research writing at Columbia University.

Ph.D., 2011, Columbia University
Major: Economics and Education
Dissertation Advisors: Tom Bailey, Hank Levin

B.A., 2004, Stanford University
Majors: Public Policy, Economics
Honors Thesis Advisor: Bob Hall

Cho, S.W. (Forthcoming). Disability Employment Initiative project implementation and impact evaluation. Washington, DC: Office of Disability Employment Policy, US Department of Labor.

Cho, S.W., Martinson, K., Glosser, A., & Loya, K. (Forthcoming). Washington State's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program in three colleges: Career pathways intermediate outcomes report. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services.

Martinson, K., Cho, S.W., Glosser, A., & Gardiner, K. (2018). Washington State's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program in three colleges: Implementation and early impact report, OPRE Report No. 2018-87. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services.

Gardiner, K., Rolston, H., Cho, S.W., Fein, D. (2017). Pima Community College Pathways to Healthcare Program: Implementation and early impact report, OPRE Report No. 2017-10. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services.

Cho, S.W. (2016). The tension between access and success: Challenges and opportunities for community colleges in the United States. In M. Shah, A. Bennett, & E. Southgate (Eds.), Widening higher education participation: A global perspective. Oxfordshire, UK: Elsevier Ltd.

Cho, S.W. (2016). "An Introduction to Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)" and "Using a Quasi-Experimental Design to Evaluate the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP)."  In SAGE Publications' Research Methods Video Collection. London, UK: SAGE Publications.

Jaggars, S.S., Hodara, M., Cho, S.W., & Xu, D. (2015). Three accelerated developmental education programs: Features, student outcomes, and implications. Community College Review, 43, 3-26.

Cho, S.W., & Karp, M.M. (2013). Student success courses and educational outcomes at Virginia community colleges. Community College Review, 41, 86-103.

Brunner, E., Cho, S.W., & Reback, R. (2012). Mobility, housing markets, and schools: Estimating the effects of inter-district choice programs. Journal of Public Economics, 96, 604-614.

Cho, S.W., Kopko, E., Jenkins, D., & Jaggars, S.S. (2012). New evidence of success for community college remedial English students: Tracking the outcomes of students in the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP). New York, NY: Columbia University, Teachers College, Community College Research Center.

Jenkins, D. & Cho, S.W. (2012). Get with the program: Accelerating community college students' entry into and completion of programs of study. New York, NY: Columbia University, Teachers College, Community College Research Center.

Bailey, T. & Cho, S.W. (2010). Developmental education in community colleges. New York, NY: Columbia University, Teachers College, Community College Research Center. Prepared for the White House Summit on Community Colleges.

Bailey, T., Jeong, D.W., & Cho, S.W. (2010). Referral, enrollment, and completion in developmental education sequences in community colleges. Economics of Education Review, 29, 255-270.

Zeidenberg, M., Cho, S.W., & Jenkins, D. (2010). Washington State's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program (I-BEST): New evidence of effectiveness. New York, NY: Columbia University, Teachers College, Community College Research Center