A researcher, social scientist, policy advocate, and former educator with a passion for promoting equity.
My expertise lies at the intersection of education and inequality. I am skilled at using quantitative methods to conduct empirical research that helps uncover patterns of social inequality and advance social policies that can strengthen opportunities for all students.
My research and opinions have been featured in media outlets such as the New York Times, Inside Higher Ed, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Hechinger Report, and USA Today. My research has also been published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, Social Forces, and The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences.
I received my Ph.D and M.A. in Sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles and my B.A. in Sociology from The University of Texas at Austin. Prior to graduate school, I taught elementary school through Teach For America in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.
