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Dalton Conley is the Henry Putnam University Professor of Sociology and serves as the Interim Director of the Office of Population Research at Princeton University. He also holds a research associate position at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). His scholarly work primarily focuses on the intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic health status from parents to children. His research topics include the impact of parental wealth on racial attainment gaps, the causal impact of birthweight on health and educational outcomes, and the nuances of sibling differences as they relate to within-family stratification processes. Conley's work significantly contributes to understanding the genetics as a driver of social mobility. He earned a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) in 1992 and a Ph.D. in Sociology in 1996 from Columbia University, and completed a Ph.D. in Biology at NYU in 2014. He has authored several books and is the recipient of prestigious awards including the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Alan T. Waterman Award from the National Science Foundation.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ
Serving as a professor in the Department of Sociology.
Office of Population Research • Princeton, NJ
Overseeing the operations and research initiatives of the office.
National Bureau of Economic Research •
Contributing to research on economic issues in a pro bono capacity.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.