Current Dissertators

None

Current Master's Candidates

None

Dissertations Ever Chaired

None

Master's Papers Ever Chaired--Current Students

--Emily Beller e-mail
Areas of interest: Political Sociology; Law; Education; Stratification
MA Paper:
Beller, Emily. 2001. "A Multilevel Analysis of the Effects of School Context and 'Risk Factors' on High School Grade Point Average."

--Ruha Benjamin e-mail
Areas of interest: African Diaspora, Critical Theory, Public Scholarship
MA Paper:
Benjamin, Ruha. 2004. "Filtering Effect of 'The Modern Fact': A Discussion of Test Bias and the Predictive Validity of the GRE in the Context of a Political Economy of Knowledge.

--Shannon Gleeson e-mail web-site
Areas of interest: Migration, Social Policy, Stratification
MA Paper:
Gleeson, Shannon. 2004. "An Analysis of Wage Attainment and Occupational Status of Mexican Immigrant Men Living in the U.S.: A Comparison of Current Population Survey and Mexican Migration Project Data."

--Marcel Paret e-mail web-site
Areas of interest: Race & Ethnic Relations, Inequality, Education, Quantitative Methods
MA Paper:
Paret, Marcel. 2004. "Cognitive Gains and the Solidification of Educational Inequalities During Kindergarten and First Grade."

--Bryan L. Sykes e-mail web-site
Areas of interest: Social Stratification, Crime and Punishment, Demography, and Quantitative Methods
MA Paper:
Sykes, Bryan L. 2005. "Drugs, Money, and Family: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Household Composition and Illegal Labor Market Income."

Master's Papers Ever Chaired--Former Students

--Phillip N. Fucella
Areas of interest: Sexualities, Psychoanalysis, Methodology, Theory
MA Paper:
Fucella, Phillip N. 1998. "In the Shadow of the School: Educational Stratification and the Extracurricular Engagements of Secondary School Youth."