Queenie Zhu

Graduate Student in Sociology and Social Policy

Biographical Note

Queenie Zhu is a third year doctoral student in Sociology and Social Policy. A native of Los Angeles, CA, she graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, San Diego with a B.A. in Sociology and in Human Development, and a minor in Education Studies. Prior to joining Harvard's department, she was actively involved in research at UCSD's Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE) and worked at UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (IDEA) on issues of educational opportunity and access. Broadly, Queenie's academic interests include educational inequality, stratification, immigration, race and ethnicity, and urban sociology. Her current work examines how school composition contributes to educational outcomes, the ramifications of the suburbanization of poverty, and the transition to adulthood among inner-city youth.

01/29/2012

Research Interests

Urban Sociology, Social Policy, Stratification and Inequality, Race and Ethnicity, Immigration, and Education.

Contact

617-496-5794 (FAX)

79 JFK Street, Taubman 469 Cambridge, MA 02138