Nicole Deterding
Graduate Student in Sociology and Social Policy
Biographical Note
Nicole Deterding grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and attended Wellesley College, where she earned a B.A. in Sociology in 2003. After graduation, she moved to Washington, DC, where she worked for four years as a Research Assistant and Associate at The Urban Institute and completed a Master's degree in Education Policy Studies at The George Washington University. During her time at Urban, Nicole worked on several multi-site, mixed methods program evaluations of education interventions, in both K-12 and higher education settings. Topics she has researched include underrepresented minorities in math, science and engineering; institutional change processes in higher education; and the educational segregation of limited English proficient students. Her current research interests lie in immigration, stratification, and policies that aim to mediate educational inequality. Outside of academics, Nicole enjoys exploring the city, reading novels, and cooking an occasional elaborate meal.
09/26/2009
- Research Interests
- Stratification and social mobility, immigration, organizations, sociology of education, multi-method research methods
- Previous Degrees
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MA in Education, Education Policy Studies, The George Washington University
BA in Sociology, Magna Cum Laude, Wellesley College
| Teaching Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sociology 128 | Methods of Social Science Research | Teaching Fellow |
Presentations and Publications
| Widening the Net: National Estimates of Gender Disparities in Engineering | Journal of Engineering Education (reprints available upon request) |
July, 2009
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Miscellaneous Additional Information
- Research Assistantships
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- Mary Waters, Katrina and Its Aftermath in the Lives of Community College Students
- Mary Brinton, High School-to-Work Transition in Japan and the United States
- Jon Fullerton and Tom Kane, Project for Policy Innovation in Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Informing the Debate: Comparing Boston's Charter, Pilot and Traditional Schools.
- Grants Received
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Doctoral Fellow, Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality and Social Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Buckley Scholarship, Harvard-Manchester Summer Workshop on Inequality and Social Change
- GSO/GSC Committee Positions Held
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- Student Co-Coordinator, Harvard Migration and Immigrant Incorporation Workshop 2008-Present
- GSO Social Co-Chair 2008-09
Contact
617-496-3476
(Phone)
617-496-5794 (FAX)
543 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Office Hours
By appointment