Academic Background: Ph.D. in Sociology, Stanford University; M.A. in Sociology, Stanford University; B.A. in Sociology, University of Virginia.
Research Interests: Social psychology, education, family dynamics, and adolescent development, with a focus on health disparities and educational inequality.
Appointments: Rapoport Centennial Professor of Sociology and Population Research at The University of Texas at Austin.
Awards: Recipient of the William T. Grant Scholars Award; Fellow of the American Educational Research Association.
Publications: Author of Fitting In, Standing Out: Navigating the Social Challenges of High School (Cambridge University Press, 2011) and numerous articles in American Sociological Review.