Professor Dr. Emily Hannum

Biography

Emily Hannum is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she also serves as the Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Her research primarily focuses on issues of poverty, child welfare, gender, ethnic stratification, and the sociology of education. Hannum's current projects explore the complexities of childhood poverty in China, as well as the impact of large-scale school consolidations on educational attainment in various contexts. She is involved in longitudinal studies investigating rural poverty and upward mobility in northwest China, alongside environmental health and early life in southeast China. She has published notable work, including articles on educational development in East Asian societies and gender disparities in math performance in Latin America. Her contributions to the field examine the intersection of education with social stratification processes, making her a leading voice in understanding educational inequalities.

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