Dr. Jennifer Candipan

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jennifer Candipan is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Brown University and a faculty affiliate at Brown's Population Studies and Training Center, specializing in stratification, urban sociology, race and ethnicity, and sociology education. She previously served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology at Harvard University from 2019 to 2020. Her research explores the dynamics of neighborhood change and inequality, particularly how social and spatial contexts shape opportunities and produce various forms of inequality. Her work has been funded by prominent organizations including the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Candipan's teaching includes courses on statistics and urban inequality, and her research underscores the connections between people and places, investigating how demographic processes and neighborhood dynamics impact health and educational outcomes.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2020-08-01 — Present

Brown University • Providence, RI

Teaching various courses in sociology and conducting research.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

2019-09-01 — 2020-05-31

Harvard University • Cambridge, MA

Conducted research on neighborhood change and inequality.

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics