Dr. Lara Perez-felkner
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Florida State University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Lara Perez-Felkner is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Sociology in the Higher Education Program within the College of Education at Florida State University. She is also an Affiliated Faculty member in the Department of Sociology and the Center for Higher Education Research, Teaching, and Innovation (CHERTI) at FSU, an Alumni Fellow with Pathways to Adulthood, and a Research Affiliate of the Joint Centers for Education Research and Population Research Center at NORC at the University of Chicago. Most recently, she became a Senior Research Associate of FSU’s Center for Postsecondary Success. Her research uses developmental and sociological perspectives to examine how young people’s social contexts influence their college and career outcomes. She focuses on the mechanisms that shape entry into and persistence in institutions and fields in which they have traditionally been underrepresented. In particular, she investigates racial-ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic disparities in post-secondary educational attainment and entry to scientific career fields. Dr. Perez-Felkner’s work has been published in Contemporary Sociology, Developmental Psychology, Frontiers in Psychology, and Teachers’ College Record, as well in several edited volumes.
Research Interest
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Publications
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Perez-Felkner, L. C., Thomas, K., Nix, S., & Hopkins, J. (submitted). Are Two-Year Colleges the Key to Expanding the Scientific Labor Force? Unpacking Gender and Racial-Ethnic Gaps in Undergraduate STEM Degrees. Sociology of Education. Manuscript submitted for publication, 57 pages.
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Perez-Felkner, L. C., Park, T. J., & Snead, S. M. (submitted). Evaluating the Bans on Race-Conscious Affirmative Action for Black and Latino Student Enrollment in California, Florida, and Texas Flagship Institutions. Sociology of Education. Manuscript submitted for publication, 48 pages.
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Orozco, R., & Perez-Felkner, L. C. (submitted). Ni De AquÃ, Ni De Allá: Conceptualizing the Self-Authorship Experience of Gay Latino College Men Using Conocimiento. Journal of Latinos and Education. Manuscript submitted for publication, 18 pages.
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Perez-Felkner, L., Nix, S., Felkner, J., & Magalhaes, M. (submitted). How Does Development Influence Sex Segregation in Majors? Urbanization, Broadened Access, and the STEM Gender Gap in Cambodia. Manuscript submitted for publication, 54 pages.
