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Chantal Hailey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin and a 2024-25 National Academies Education/Spencer Post-Doctoral Fellow. Her research focuses on the intersections of race, ethnicity, stratification, urban sociology, and education. She is particularly interested in how micro decision-making contributes to larger macro segregation and stratification patterns. Her work aims to understand the processes that exacerbates racial and educational inequalities through a range of methodologies, including quantitative analysis of administrative survey data and qualitative interviews. Chantal’s research project, "Choosing Schools, Choosing Safety," utilizes the New York City High School Admissions Process as a case study to explore how individual choices within stratified education systems affect outcomes. Her studies have been supported by funding from various prestigious organizations including the National Science Foundation and the Ford Foundation. She previously worked as a Research Associate at the Urban Institute where her research centered on youth and low-income housing policies.
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