Sociology Faculty

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- Title
- Associate Professor
- Division Social Sciences Division
- Department
- Sociology Department
- Affiliations Institute for Social Transformation, Education Department, Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California
- Phone 831-459-5376
- Website
- Office Location
- Rachel Carson College Academic Building, 202
- Office Hours Mondays 9-10:30 on zoom, Tuesdays 9-10:30 in person, sign up at: https://tinyurl.com/ymhmuxck
- Mail Stop Rachel Carson College Faculty Services
- Mailing Address
- 1156 High Street
- Santa Cruz CA 95064
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Schools and Academic Achievement, Community-based Research, Health and Wellness, School Reform and School Policy, Youth Studies, Sociology
- Courses SOCY 3A Evaluation of Evidence, SOCY 148 Educational Inequality, SOCY 141 Social Welfare, SOCY 196S Senior Seminar: Community-Engaged Research, SOCY 203 Research Methods, SOCY 250 Grantwriting seminar
Research Interests
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Research interests include: education; children, youth and families; social policy; health and well-being; social inequality; cross-sector analyses; community-engaged research; quantitative methods; mixed methods
Biography, Education and Training
Ph.D. Human Development and Social Policy, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1996
M.A. Economics, Northwestern University, 1994