I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Stanford University.
My main research interests lie in the sociology of education and social inequality, with a focus on understanding the power and persistence of socioeconomic background in shaping life chances in late industrial societies. My recent book, Manifesto for a Dream, asks how social scientists should best tackle inequality of opportunity.
I serve on the editorial boards of European Sociological Review and Social Forces. I recently served as a committee member for the NAS consensus study on the Neurobiological and Socio-Behavioral Science of Adolescent Development and Its Applications. The committee’s report can be accessed here.
mvjsoc@stanford.edu
Stanford University
Sociology Department MC 2047
Main Quad - 450 Serra Mall
Building 120, Room 160
Stanford, CA 94305-2047