Education and Social Policy: Faculty and Staff

The education and social policy Ph.D. program is a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort between the 91原创's and the . Faculty members involved with the program are listed below.聽

Sarah Bruch


Program Director
 608-335-5676

Sarah K. Bruch is an associate professor in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration and the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the 91原创. She received a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a Master of Public Administration from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington.

Her research focuses broadly on social stratification and public policy. In particular, she focuses on integrating theoretical insights from relational and social theorists into the empirical study of inequalities. She brings this approach to the study of social policy, education, race, politics, and citizenship.

Florence Xiaotao Ran


Associate Program Director
 302-831-8695

Anamarie Auger Whitaker


Associate Program Director
 302-831-4018

Jasmin Rivers


Graduate Services Coordinator
 302-831-4933
Name/ProfileEmailResearch Focus
skbruch@udel.eduSocial stratification and inequality; race and ethnicity; social policy and politics; sociology of education; education policy; quantitative methods; political sociology.
aeschwar@udel.eduEducation policy and urban economics, focusing on the nexus of schools, neighborhoods and public services and the causes and consequences of children鈥檚 academic, social and health outcomes.
jtrainor@udel.eduRisk, Risk Perception, and Warnings; Organizational management; Justice and Equity; Infrastructure; Community Engagement and Civil Society; Disaster Science; Emergency Management; Quantitative Research; Survey Research; Qualitative research; Mixed methods; Interdisciplinarity, Research and Practice Integration
Name/ProfileEmailResearch Focus
amaviles@udel.edu聽in Families and Communities,听Early Childhood and Adolescent聽,听,听
mjbuell@udel.edu,听, Language Development,听聽in Early Childhood,听, Early Childhood Teacher Preparation,听, Early Care and Education Policy,听
RLCarey@udel.edu聽in K-12 Education,听,听, K-12 Teacher Preparation
earnshaw@udel.eduHealth,听,听
rhallam@udel.edu,听, Early Care and Education Policy,听, Early Childhood Teacher Preparation
jhustedt@udel.edu, Early Care and Education Policy,听,听
karpyn@udel.edu, Social Policy and Program Evaluation
settlesb@udel.edu聽in Families and Communities,听Early Childhood and Adolescent聽,听,听
awhit@udel.edu,听,听,听Early Care and Education Policy
Name/ProfileEmailResearch Focus


lbailes@udel.edu
Education and Social Policy, K-12 Education Policy,听
djbaker@udel.edu
Diversity and Equity in K-12 Education, Diversity and Equity in Post-secondary and Higher Education, , Equity and Diversity, Higher Education Policy, K-12 Education Policy
lauramd@udel.edu, K-12 Education Policy, Teaching and Learning
enfr@udel.edu
,听K-12 Education Policy,听
cehd-dean@udel.edu, K-12 Education Policy,听
litke@udel.edu, Math Teaching & Learning
hmay@udel.eduQuantitative Methods,听, K-12 Education Policy,听
fxran@udel.edu, Higher Education Policy
kshores@udel.edu,听K-12 Education Policy
srstu@udel.eduResearch Methods and Data Science, Measurement and Psychometrics
bvg@udel.edu, K-12 Education Policy,听