Steven M. Carlo

Educational Researcher

Ongoing Research



  • Chronicle of Civic Education Reforms from the Classroom to the Test Room:
    An Event History Analysis (Part of Dissertation)
    • Revising for submission
  • Augmented School Leadership: The School Law Knowledge of ChatGPT and Implications for School Leader Legal Literacy
    • Preliminary results presented at UCEA 2023
    • Finalizing manuscript for submission
    • Partnered with 1 faculty member and 1 graduate student from University of Florida
  • “ChatGPT, What’s our play?” Educational Leadership and Decision-Making in the Age of AI
    • Finalizing manuscript for submission
    • Partnered with 2 faculty members and 2 graduate students from University of Florida
  • Evaluating NJLeadGPT: AI-Assisted Policy and Leadership Guidance for School Administrators 
    • Tool Creation Stage (Pilot experiment rollout anticipated Jan-Mar 2026)
    • Partnered with 2 faculty members and 2 graduate students from Monmouth University
  • The Policy is the Climate: Exploring LGBTQIA+ Policies and Student Outcomes
    • Data collection stage 
    • Partnered with 2 graduate students from Monmouth University and Lakehead University