Lara C. Perez-Felkner

Postdoctoral Fellow (773) 256-6179 perez-felkner-lara at norc.org PDF download: CURRICULUM VITAE RELEVANT LINKS: NORC at The University of Chicago Pathways to Adulthood The Center for Advancing Research, Communications, and Technology in STEM The Social Sciences Division at the University of Chicago Dept. of Comparative Human Development TEACHING: Spring 2009 Youth in Society: Theoretical and Methodological Analysis Fall 2006-Spring 2007: Self, Culture, and Society social theory sequence

Postdoctoral Fellow, NORC at the University of Chicago Associate Fellow, Pathways to Adulthood International Fellowship Programme for the Comparative Study of Productive Youth Development EDUCATION 2009 Ph.D. The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2005 M.A. The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2001 B.A. Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT with High Honors PRIMARY FIELDS OF INTEREST Education, Race and Ethnicity, Urban Sociology, Children and Youth, Transitions to College, Gender and Careers, Longitudinal and Multiple Methods PERSONAL STATEMENT My research investigates how social processes and policies affect the educational pathways of those underrepresented in higher education and scientific careers. In particular, I examine the social context of schools in relation to college and career outcomes, with a particular focus on the mechanisms underlying racial-ethnic and gender disparities in postsecondary educational attainment and entry to careers in select STEM fields. My dissertation was a mixed-methods study of the postsecondary pathways of high-aspiring Latino and ethnic minority youth in Chicago, for which I was awarded a Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship. SELECTED GRANTS AND HONORS 2010 American Educational Research Association, Grants Board, Research Grant 2008 Bernice Neugarten Award, Department of Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago 2007                 The Spencer Foundation, Dissertation Fellowship for Research Related to Education 2006                 The National Science Foundation, Alliance for Graduate Education for the Professoriate / Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, Collaborative Research Grant, (with Richard Taub) 2005                 The Ford Foundation, Alternate and Honorable Mention, Predoctoral Diversity Fellowship 2003 Trustees Fellowship, Social Sciences Division, University of Chicago 1999 Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship Program, Fellowship PUBLICATIONS Articles and book chapters Perez-Felkner, L., McDonald, S., Schneider, B., and Grogan, E. (2012, expected). “Female and Male Adolescents’ Subjective Orientations in Mathematics and Their Influence on Postsecondary Majors.” Special issue on “Occupational planning and choice as developmental tasks across the life span.” Developmental Psychology. Perez-Felkner, L., Hedberg, E.C., and Schneider, B. (2011). The Changing Landscape for Educational Opportunity: Enhancing the Public Option for Black Youth” in Black Educational Choice: Assessing the Private and Public Alternatives to Traditional K–12 Public Schools. Eds.: Slaughter-Defoe, D., Stevenson, H., Arrington, E., and Johnson, D. Praeger Press. Perez-Felkner, L., McDonald, S. and Schneider, B. (Forthcoming).“What Happens to High-Achieving Females after High School? Gender and Persistence on the Postsecondary STEM Pipeline” in Gender Differences in Aspirations and Attainment. Eds: Schoon, I. and Eccles, J. Cambridge University Press. Schneider, B., Ford, T., and Perez-Felkner, L. (2010). “Social Networks and the Education of Children and Youth” in International Encyclopedia of Education, Third Edition. Eds.: Baker, E., McGaw, B., and Paterson, P. Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Elsevier. Perez-Longobardo, L*. (2005). Latino crossings: Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and the politics of race and citizenship. Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, 34(5), 490-491. Book manuscript Perez-Felkner, L. “College Dreams and Sobering Realities: ‘Model’ Latino and African American Students in a Climate of Charter School Reform.” In preparation. Articles under review Perez-Felkner, L. “How Youth Experience Social Support: Building Underrepresented Adolescents’ Resilience for the Transition to College.” Revise and resubmit, Teachers College Record. Perez-Felkner, L. “Tempering Stereotype Threat: Aspirations toward Higher Education among Latino Leadership Students.” Revise and resubmit to Race, Ethnicity, and Education. Perez-Felkner, L., Felkner, J., Taub, R.P., and Papachristos, A. “Evaluating Neighborhood Integration in Chicago, 1970-2000.” Under revision; invited resubmission. Perez-Felkner, L., Nakamura, J., and Schneider, B. “Conceptualizing Engagement: Implications for Understanding Gender Differences in Mathematics-Related Fields.” Under review; selected for submission to special issue. The University of Chicago Lara Perez-Felkner Postdoctoral Fellow NORC at the University of Chicago 1155 E. 60th Street 2nd floor, Rm. 269 Phone: 773-256-6179 Fax: 773-256-6001