Assistant Professor of Sociology

Jennifer Candipan’s work is guided by understanding connections between people and places, and how policies produce or alleviate persisting trends in inequality. Her broad research interests are in stratification, urban sociology, and the sociology of education, with specific interests in how social and spatial contexts, like neighborhoods and schools, shape opportunities and produce racial/ethnic, health, and economic inequality.

Scholarly Interests

Stratification, Inequality, Urban sociology, Education, Neighborhoods and schools, Neighborhood change, Race/Ethnicity, Residential mobility, Policy, Quantitative methods, Spatial analysis

Affiliated Departments

Department of Sociology