Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in the Department of Sociology
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2013 - Present
Sociology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
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2017 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center
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2014 - Present
Duke Population Research Center,
Duke Population Research Institute
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy
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2015 - Present
Center for Child and Family Policy,
Sanford School of Public Policy
Recent Publications
Academic culture beyond the individual: Group-level norms and college enrollment.
Journal Article Social science research · January 2024 Although many scholars have written about culture in schools and discuss culture as a group-level phenomenon, quantitative studies tend to empirically examine culture at the individual-level. This study presents a group-level conceptualization of academic ... Full text CiteImmigrant selectivity, academic culture and college enrollment among Asian Americans
Journal Article Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies · January 1, 2021 Asian Americans have advantages across numerous indicators for educational attainment and upward mobility. While researchers acknowledge the contribution of positive selective migration in Asian Americans’ academic success, the relationship of selective mi ... Full text CiteSocial Class and Educational Attainment: Do Blacks Benefit Less from Increases in Parents’ Social Class Status?
Journal Article Sociology of Race and Ethnicity · April 1, 2020 Classic and contemporary studies show that greater social class status is associated with higher levels of education for youth. However, racialized processes might constrain the benefits blacks receive from increases in parents’ social class. In this study ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Project Bright IDEA 3: Nurturing for a Bright Tomorrow
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Education · 2014 - 2019Set, StartREDY, Set, Start! School Readiness for All
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kellogg Foundation · 2017 - 2019Examining the Consequences of Maternal Incarceration
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues · 2018 - 2018View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ·
2005
Ph.D.