Kenneth I. Spenner, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Sociology

Contact Info:

Office Location:	268I Soc-Psych, Durham, NC 27708
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Education:

• M.A. University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 1973
• B.A. Creighton University, Omaha, NE (cum laude) 1972

Research Interests:

I received my B.A. from Creighton University, an M.A. from the University of Notre Dame, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1977. Prior to coming to Duke in 1984, I was engaged in fulltime research at the Boys Town Center for the Study of Youth Development. My interests include social stratification, careers, organizations, and market transitions. I am currently conducting a multi-year panel study of state-owned and private manufacturing enterprises in Bulgaria during that country's transition to a market economy. I teach Markets and Marketing (SOC 158), Occupations, Professions, and Careers (SOC 165), and Markets and Management (SOC 190), the capstone course for the Markets and Management Program. In 1992, I was given the Howard Johnson Distinguished Teaching Award for my outstanding performance in the classroom.

Areas of Interest:

Stratification/Mobility,
Organizations
Social Psychology
Technology
Market Transitions

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Martin, ND; Spenner, KI; Mustillo, SA, A Test of Leading Explanations for the College Racial-Ethnic Achievement Gap: Evidence from a Longitudinal Case Study, Research in Higher Education, vol. 58 no. 6 (September, 2017), pp. 617-645, Springer Nature [doi]  [abs].
2. Freeland, RE; Spenner, KI; McCalmon, G, I Gave at the Campus: Exploring Student Giving and Its Link to Young Alumni Donations After Graduation, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol. 44 no. 4 (August, 2015), pp. 755-774, SAGE Publications [doi]  [abs].
3. Martin, ND; Tobin, W; Spenner, KI, Interracial friendships across the college years: Evidence from a longitudinal case study, Journal of College Student Development, vol. 55 no. 7 (October, 2014), pp. 720-725, Johns Hopkins University Press [doi] .
4. Arcidiacono, P; Aucejo, E; Hussey, A; Spenner, K, Racial segregation patterns in selective universities, The Journal of Law & Economics, vol. 56 no. 4 (November, 2013), pp. 1039-1060, University of Chicago Press [doi]  [abs].
5. Arcidiacono, P; Aucejo, EM; Spenner, K, What happens after enrollment? An analysis of the time path of racial differences in GPA and major choice, Iza Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 1 no. 1 (December, 2012), pp. 5-5, Springer Nature [doi]  [abs].