Karly Sarita Ford Penn State University 267.241.0558 405E Rackley Building [email protected] State College, PA 16801 karlyford.com

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor, Department of Education Policy Studies, Penn State University 2014- Visiting Instructor, Sociology of Education Program, University 2013-2014 Visiting Instructor, Department of Educational Studies, 2012 Graduate Researcher, MacArthur Foundation Funded, Program Evaluation 2012-2014 Graduate Intern/Consultant, American Institutes for Research (AIR) 2011-2014 Research Assistant, Department of Sociology and Sociology of Education, NYU 2007-2014 Classroom Teacher, Middle school mathematics, Philadelphia School, Philadelphia, PA 2004-2006

EDUCATION 2014 Ph.D., Sociology of Education, New York University. Dissertation: “Social Outcomes of Horizontal Stratification in Higher Education” Committee: Richard Arum (Chair), Marc Scott, Florencia Torche, Caroline Persell Comprehensive Exams: Sociology of Education, Classical Sociology and Research Methods 2007 M.Ed., International Education Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education 2004 Pennsylvania State Teacher’s Certification in Elementary Education, Swarthmore College 2003 B.A., Special Major in Sociology, Anthropology and Education, Swarthmore College

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Higher Education, Sociology of Education, Education Policy, Social Stratification/Inequality, Comparative International Education

PUBLICATIONS 2015 Arum, Richard, Irenee Beattie & Karly Ford. The Structure of Schooling: Readings in the Sociology of Education. Washington DC: Pine Forge Press/SAGE.

2014 Arum, Richard, Josipa Roksa, Karly Ford and Esther Cho. “Parents, Partners, and Optimism about the Future,” in Arum, Richard, Josipa Roksa, Emerging Adults Adrift. University of Press.

2013 Larson, Kiley, Karly Ford, Tonya Leslie, Erin Bradley, Jeannie Kim & Richard Arum “YOUmedia Report: Connecting Youth and Digital Learning.” MacArthur Foundation.

2012 Arum, Richard, Karly Ford & Melissa Velez, “School Discipline, Student Achievement and Social Inequality,” in Arum, Richard and Melissa Velez, eds. Improving Learning Environments in Schools: Lessons from Abroad. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press.

2012 Arum, Richard & Karly Ford. How Other Countries “Do Discipline.” Educational Leadership. 70 (2). pp 56-62.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Ford, Karly & Richard Arum. Same-College Partnering in the U.S. 1975-2005. (Social Forces).

Ford, Karly & Jason Thompson. Inherited Prestige: Educational Privilege Across Three Generations. (Research in Social Stratification and Mobility).

MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Ford, Karly, David Baker, Liang Sun. The Educational and Cognitive Transformation of Social Opportunity and Inequality: Credentials, Cognition, and C-status

Ford, Karly. Ms. Harvard and Mr. State: The role of selectivity and social background among partnering college graduates.

Ford, Karly & Mark Umbricht. First Generation College Graduates: The Skills Gaps in the Labor Market.

BOOK REVIEWS 2014 Ford, Karly. Book review of Philip J. Piety, Assessing the educational data movement. (Teachers College Press, 2013). Research in Practice and Assessment.

2012 Ford, Karly. Book review of David Watson, Robert Hollister, Susan E. Stroud, & Elizabeth Babcock, The Engaged University: International Perspectives on Civic Engagement (New York: Routledge, 2011), Teachers College Record.

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS Ford, K., & David Baker. (2015-2016) The Educational and Cognitive Transformation of Social Opportunity and Inequality. Spencer Foundation ($50,000). Principal Investigator. Ford, K., & Mark Umbricht. (2015) American Institutes for Research. Commissioned Paper Competition ($10,000). Ford, K., (2014) New York University, Steinhardt School, Outstanding Dissertation Award Nominee Ford, K., (2012) Graduate Student Award, Sociology of Education Conference ($500) Ford, K., (2011) Institute of Education Sciences – Pre-doc Fellowship Summer funding ($7,600) Ford, K., (2010-2012) Institute of Education Sciences Pre-doc Fellowship (tuition plus $30,000 per year for two years) Ford, K., (2007-2010) Steinhardt Fellowship (tuition plus $20,000 per year for three years) Ford, K., (2006-2007) Swarthmore College, Lucretia Mott Scholarship for post-graduate studies ($5,000) Ford, K., (2003-2004) Fulbright Research Fellowship

COURSES TAUGHT Pennsylvania State University Graduate: Sociology of Higher Education (Spring 2015) Graduate: Comparative International Higher Education (Spring 2015) Graduate: Online: Introduction to Higher Education and Student Affairs (Fall 2015)

New York University Graduate: Sociology of Higher Education (Spring 2014) Graduate: Principles of Empirical Research (Fall 2012, 2013) Graduate: Introduction to Sociology of Education (Fall 2013) Undergraduate: Introduction to Sociology of Education (Spring 2014)

Swarthmore College

2 Undergraduate: Adolescence (Spring 2012)

PRESENTATIONS OF SCHOLARLY WORK 2015 Ford, Karly. “Leaning In or Blocked Out: Women in STEM a Comparative Study” American Education Research Association. Chicago, IL (April).

2015 Ford, Karly. “College Graduates’ Volunteering Patterns: A Comparative Study of 20 Countries” Comparative International Education Conference. Washington, DC (March).

2014 Ford, Karly. “Consolidated Privilege: College and Intergenerational Selectivity” Sociology of Education Association Conference. Monterrey, CA (February).

2013 Ford, Karly. “Educational Prestige and Family Processes.” Sociology of Education Workshop, New York University (February)

2012 Ford, Karly & Jason Thompson. “Inherited Prestige: Educational Privilege Across three Generations.” Inequality Across Multiple Generations Conference, University of Michigan, Survey Research Center Conference. Ann Arbor (September)

2012 Ford, Karly. “Same-College Partnering: Educational Homogamy 1975-2005.” American Sociological Association Conference. Denver (August)

2012 Ford, Karly. “Partnering on Campus: Educational Homogamy 1975-2005.” International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC28) Charlottesville, VA. (August)

2012 Ford, Karly. “College, Status & Relationships.” Sociology of Education Association Conference. Monterrey, CA (February).

STATISTICAL AND COMPUTER EXPERIENCE Experience with Dedoose qualitative and mixed methods research software Extensive experience with SAS, SPSS, STATA statistical packages

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES______NSF Education Grants, Panel Reviewer (2015) Journal Submission Reviewer, American Journal of Sociology, Sociology of Education and The Sociological Quarterly, Higher Education Review. Conference Proposal Reviewer, Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), Association for the Study of Higher Education

UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL SERVICE______Affiliate: Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) (Fall 2014) Member: Education Risk Initiative (ERI) (Fall 2014 -)

DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM SERVICE______Advisor to Doctoral Student Writing group (Spring 2015) Member: Search Committee (Spring 2015) Member: M.Ed Admissions Committee (Spring 2015) Member: Curriculum Committee (Fall 2014, Spring 2015) Member: Qualifying Exams Committee (Fall 2014, Spring 2015) 3

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS S American Sociological Association, Sociology of Education Association, International Sociological Association, RC28 Stratification, Association for the Study of Higher Education

STUDENT THESIS ADVISING Shauntel Grant Hardy (Spring 2014); Kim Tamayo (Spring 2014); Maggie O’Brien (Fall 2014)

REFERENCES Richard Arum, Department of Sociology, 295 Lafayette – 4th Floor, New York University, New York, NY 10012 [email protected] (212) 998-8342

Caroline Persell, Department of Sociology, 295 Lafayette – 4th Floor, New York University, New York, NY 10012 [email protected] (212) 998-8350

K. Ann Renninger, Educational Studies, Swarthmore College – 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081 [email protected] (610) 328-8347

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