Academic Status Hierarchies

Academia in the United States is characterized by deep status hierarchies. I investigate the structure and implications of these inequalities, especially for job market outcomes. 

I show that academic career fairs disadvantage graduates who attended low ranked schools as well as those who attended programs with high percentages of African Americans (such as HBCUs).

My work shows that academic status hierarchies have similar implications in the faculty job market as well as in academic citations.

I have also investigated discourse on racial-ethnic inequalities in academic. My co-authors and I show that conversations on critical race theory are becoming normative in higher education institutions.