My current work broadly explores how economic inequalities become social inequalities. In recent projects I have investigated income inequality’s effects on class divides in parenting and housework, on household moving and indebteness, and on people's trust and financial satisfaction: how economic shocks affect marriage and fertility; the role of religion and spirituality in social connectedness; and the reliability of survey questions. I teach graduate and undergraduate courses on research design and quantitative methods.
Interests
- Stratification & Inequality
- Economic Sociology
- Social Demography
- Social Psychology
- Religion & Spirituality
- Social Change
- Quantitative Methods
Dissertation Title
Inequality and Society: Mechanisms and Methods for Understanding the Consequences of Rising Income Inequality