Division Social Sciences Division Student Success Department/College/Unit Sociology Department Title Assistant Professor Faculty Director, Student Success Evaluation and Research Center (SSERC) Affiliation Faculty Other UCSC Campus Affiliation Center for Statistical Analysis in the Social Sciences Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California Education Department Faculty Type Regular Faculty Areas of Expertise Schools and Academic Achievement Community-based Research Health and Wellness School Reform and School Policy Youth Studies Sociology Web Site Faculty Webpage Primary Office Location Rachel Carson College Academic Building 202 Office Hours Mondays 3-4:30; Fridays 10-11:30; and by appointment. Sign up on my website. Mail Stop Rachel Carson College Faculty Services Biography, Education and Training Ph.D. Human Development and Social Policy, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1996 M.A. Economics, Northwestern University, 1994 Research Interests Education; children, youth and families; social policy; health and well-being; social inequality; cross-sector analyses; community-engaged research; quantitative methods; mixed methods Courses SOCY 3A Evaluation of Evidence SOCY 148 Educational Inequality