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Join DISSC, the Department of Economics, and the Center for Empirical Research on Stratification and Inequality (CERSI) for a lunch talk with Professor Stefanie DeLuca, James Coleman Professor of Sociology & Social Policy at Johns Hopkins University on:
“Using Mixed Methods and Qualitative Research to Improve Policy Science”
Friday, March 28, 2025
12 - 1:30 PM
Dept. of Economics, 28 Hillhouse Avenue
Room A106
Lunch will be served.
This presentation will examine how qualitative research illuminates complex policy challenges, bridging the gap between quantitative analysis and real-world impact. Drawing from her research, Prof. DeLuca will demonstrate why a mixed-methods approach is vital for both economists and data scientists. Her presentation will explore two key cases: patterns of neighborhood segregation among housing voucher participants, and the factors preventing low-income students from pursuing college education.
About:
Professor Stefanie DeLuca's research focuses on the way social context (e.g. family, school, neighborhood, peers) affects the outcomes of disadvantaged young people, primarily in adolescence and at the transition to adulthood. Using interdisciplinary frameworks and multiple methodologies to examine these issues, her current research focuses on the sociology of education, urban sociology, neighborhoods, and social inequality in the life course. Her research also involves the sociological consideration of education and housing policy. She is motivated by an interest in rigorous research designs for causal inference using both experimental and non-experimental data, as well as the use of qualitative work to understand causality and the effectiveness of social policies.
The Center for Empirical Research on Stratification and Inequality at Yale is sponsored by the Department of Sociology with a mission to support empirical research on the causes and consequences of social inequalities. The workshop focuses on theoretical and methodological issues in the areas of the life course (education, training, labor markets, aging as well as family demography), social inequality (class structures, stratification, and social mobility) and related topics. The core of the workshop is devoted to the discussion of ongoing research by faculty and graduate students. The workshop will also include lectures and hands-on practical training in select topics in quantitative research methodology.