Publications
Forthcoming
CIS: WOMEN'S STUDIES OR GENDER STUDIES?
Rethinking Women’s and Gender Studies II, edited by Catherine Orr and Ann Braithwaite. New York: Routledge.
2018
COLLEGE MATCH AND UNDERMATCH: EXAMINING VARIATION IN AND CONSEQUENCES OF COLLEGE CHOICE
Research in Higher Education 59(5):553-590, with Sarah Ovink, Demetra Kalogrides, and Patrick Delaney
Recently, multiple studies have focused on the phenomenon of “undermatching”—when students attend a college for which they are overqualified, as measured by test scores and grades. The extant literature suggests that students who undermatch fail to maximize their potential. However, gaps remain in our knowledge about how student preferences—such as a desire to attend college close to home—influence differential rates of undermatching. Moreover, previous research has not directly tested whether and to what extent students who undermatch experience more negative post-college outcomes than otherwise similar students who attend “match” colleges. Using ELS:2002, we find that student preferences for low-cost, nearby colleges, particularly among low-income students, are associated with higher rates of undermatching even among students who are qualified to attend a “very selective” institution. However, this relationship is weakened when students live within 50 miles of a match college, demonstrating that proximity matters. Our results show that attending a selective postsecondary institution does influence post-college employment and earnings, with less positive results for students who undermatch as compared with peers who do not. Our findings demonstrate the importance of non-academic factors in shaping college decisions and post-college outcomes, particularly for low-income students.
Editorials
2020
THE MOTHERS AND FATHERS OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY: LEARNING FROM THEM IN EIGHT LESSONS
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, with David Brunsma, David Embrick, Amy Ernestes, Whitney Hayes, and Kevin Zevallos
2016
SEEING THE SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY THROUGH KEYWORDS AND REFERENCES
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 2(1):1-9, with David Brunsma and Slade Lellock
2015
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 1(2): 1-5, with David Brunsma and David Embrick
2015
TOWARD A SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 1(1): 1-9, with David Brunsma and David Embrick
Reviews and Encyclopedia Entries
Forthcoming
GENDER PANICS
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies
2020
TRANSGENDER EDUCATORS: UNDERSTANDING MARGINALIZATION THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONAL LENS
Gender and Society
2019
REVIEW OF SEXUAL INTIMACY AND GENDER IDENTITY "FRAUD"
Sexualities 22(7-8):1145-1146
2019
Journal of LGBT Youth 16(1):113-15
2017
IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT: REVIEW OF GROWING UP COY
Journal of LGBT Youth 15(2):135-137
2015
REVIEW OF HUMANITARIAN VIOLENCE: THE US DEPLOYMENT OF DIVERSITY
Ethnic and Racial Studies 38(13):2408-2410, with David Brunsma