Background

Jennifer is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology. Previously,she earned an MA in Sociology and Education at Columbia University, where she researched the racial implications of school choice processes by interviewing students of color navigating public and elite, private high school admissions.

Research

Jennifer’s research interests center on the social contexts of education, race/ethnicity, and stratification. Currently, she uses qualitative research methods to examine the experiences of high school students, specifically students of color, when organizing for racial equity within or outside their schools’ diversity & inclusion frameworks.