I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis. I received my Ph.D. in Sociology from Indiana University. My past affiliations also include Brown University, where I completed a year of postdoctoral research with the PSTC, and Baylor University, where I was an Assistant Professor for several years.
Whether examining the persistence of segregation or the rise of Asian “ethnoburbs”, all of my research is guided by a critical awareness of the powerful ways data can shape public and policy perceptions of racial progress. Several of my published papers highlight—and seek to remedy—biases in demographic methods and/or approaches that can distort estimates of residential integration and “assimilation.” As a whole, this research underscores the importance of using demographic methods to accurately reveal how U.S. neighborhoods have endured as sites of power, struggle, and stratification.
You can find some of my published work in Demography, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Sociological Methods & Research, Social Science Research, and Annual Review of Sociology. My research has been supported by the National Science Foundation GRFP and the Center for Research on Race & Ethnicity in Society (CRRES) at Indiana University.