Dr. Patrick Denice

Associate Professor

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Biography

Patrick Denice is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Western University. He earned his PhD in Sociology from the University of Washington. His research focuses on inequality, particularly in education and the workplace. Denice's recent work investigates how potential school choice policies influence segregation patterns in urban public education systems, emphasizing the experiences of nontraditional students and older adults returning to education. Additionally, he explores workplace practices and policies that affect discussions of earnings among workers, examining how these institutional factors shape wages. His areas of specialization include social inequality, mobility, educational labor markets, determinants of wages, life course analysis, and quantitative methodology. Denice has published several influential papers in leading journals, contributing to the understanding of educational assortative mating and the effects of racial composition in charter schools.

Research Interests

Requirements for Western University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Four-year degree, honours or the equivalent, in anthropology or equivalent background in social sciences.
Application Checklist
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  • Sample of written work (15-20 pages)
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.