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Angel L. Harris, Professor of Sociology  

Office Location: 90088, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone: +1 919 660 5787
Email Address: angel.harris@duke.edu
Web Page: http://www.soc.duke.edu/~alh71/
Web Page: http://www.soc.duke.edu/~alh71/web/cv.pdf

Areas of Expertise

    Education:
    Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2005

    Research Description: My research interests include social inequality, policy, and education. My work focuses on the social psychological determinants of the racial achievement gap. Specifically, I examine the factors that contribute to differences in academic investment among African Americans, Latino/as, Asian Americans, and Whites. I also study the impact that adolescents' perceptions of opportunities for upward socio-economic mobility have for their academic investment, and the long-term effects of youths' occupational aspirations both within the United States and Europe.

    Teaching (Spring 2024):

    • Sociol 89s.01, First-year seminar (top) Synopsis
      Perkins 065, WF 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

    Recent Publications   (More Publications)

    1. Bumpus, JP; Harris, AL; Lynch, SM. "Academic culture beyond the individual: Group-level norms and college enrollment.." Social science research 117 (January, 2024): 102944. [doi]  [abs]
    2. Tong, G; Harris, AL. "Immigrant selectivity, academic culture and college enrollment among Asian Americans." Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 47.17 (January, 2021): 4058-4080. [doi]  [abs]
    3. Bumpus, JP; Umeh, Z; Harris, AL. "Social Class and Educational Attainment: Do Blacks Benefit Less from Increases in Parents’ Social Class Status?." Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 6.2 (April, 2020): 223-241. [doi]  [abs]
    4. Umeh, Z; Bumpus, JP; Harris, AL. "The impact of suspension on participation in school-based extracurricular activities and out-of-school community service.." Social science research 85 (January, 2020): 102354. [doi]  [abs]
    5. Tong, G; Persons, E; Harris, AL. "Getting ready ahead: socioeconomic status and parenting strategies among Chinese adolescents with emigration intentions." Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 47.19 (January, 2019): 4405-4427. [doi]  [abs]

    Curriculum Vitae

    Angel L. Harris