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Adriana Duta is a Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at the University of Edinburgh, specializing in social stratification, social inequalities, and education. Her research examines the ways in which individual, family, and contextual factors shape life chances across the life course. Adriana joined the University in 2015 as a Research Fellow, contributing to large ESRC-funded projects, particularly focusing on educational social stratification. She has a background in sociology, having obtained her PhD in Social Statistics and Demography from the University of Southampton in 2016. Her doctoral research explored the connections between parental education, intergenerational educational mobility, and fertility, supported by an ESRC scholarship. Prior to her PhD, she studied at the University of Bucharest and the University of Groningen, and worked as a Research Assistant in various academic and international organizations. Adriana actively teaches courses on quantitative data analysis and educational research, and she supervises multiple PhD students in related areas of research. She is also involved in numerous academic committees and initiatives addressing social stratification and mobility.
University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh, GB
Teaching in Quantitative Methods and supervising PhD students.
University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh, GB
Participated in ESRC-funded projects focusing on educational social stratification.
University of Groningen • Groningen, NL
Investigated social origin and educational outcomes.
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe • Geneva, CH
Worked on gender statistics.
Romanian Centre for Economic Modelling • Romania
Contributed to national research projects funded by international organizations.
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