I presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Conference in San Francisco

I had the opportunity to present our research on public school background and probability of enrollment in a graduate degree at the 2025 PSA conference.

This project is in collaboration with Matthew Stenberg, Sara Quigley, Catherine Madsen, and Lisa Bedolla.

Our analysis of graduate enrollment in R1 institutions reveals that students from public undergraduate institutions have significantly lower odds of enrollment (19% lower in the full model) compared to their private school counterparts. Similarly, students with community college experience face approximately 28% reduced odds of R1 enrollment. While undergraduate GPA strongly predicts success (57% higher odds per point increase), first-generation students experience about 14% lower enrollment odds than continuing-generation peers, even when controlling for institutional prestige and academic performance.