2007 Ph.D., Sociology
"While my Duke training was foundational for the professional roles I've held as a researcher and educator, one of the roles I'm most proud to apply my skills has been as a public education advocate in Texas. I've made cogent, evidence-based arguments to increase school funding and equitable access to a high-quality education for all of Texas' students, and I've advocated for improved school governance. I've met with state legislators during legislative sessions to advocate for specific policies, as well as published several op-eds in Texas newspapers on these issues. Collaborating with others to positively influence children's opportunities in this way has been a very rewarding way to apply my Duke training."
"Think outside the box for the myriad of ways you can apply skills learning in your sociological training! Good writing skills are invaluable no matter what professional or personal endeavors you undertake. Discerning research skills are increasingly important in a world filled with mis- and disinformation. And cross-disciplinary work builds more interesting and comprehensive understandings of the world in which we live."
Department of Sociology