School of Labor and Employment Relations

Jennifer Nelson

Jennifer Nelson

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

College of Education

334 Education Building, 1310 S. Sixth St. Champaign, IL 61820

Education

PhD, Sociology, Emory University, 2018
BA, Sociology, Columbia University, 2008

Research Interests

  • Organizational Behavior and Theory
  • Organizational Sociology
  • Diversity/DEI
  • Qualitative Methods/Ethnography
  • Mixed Methods/Survey Research

Awards, Honors, Associations

Michael Fullan Emerging Scholar in Professional Capital and Community Award, Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 2020

AERA Division A Outstanding Dissertation Award, American Education Research Association, 2019

Selected Publications

Grissom, J. A., Timmer, J. D., Nelson, J. L., & Blissett, R. S. L. (2021). Unequal pay for equal work? Unpacking the gender gap in principal compensation. Economics of Education Review82, [102114].  link >

Nelson, J. L., Grissom, J. A., & Cameron, M. L. (2021). Performance, Process, and Interpersonal Relationships: Explaining Principals’ Perceptions of Principal Evaluation. Educational Administration Quarterly57(4), 641-678.  link >

Nelson, J. L., & Vallas, S. P. (2021). Race and Inequality at Work: An Occupational Perspective. Sociology Compass15(10), [e12926].  link >

Nelson, J. L. (2019). How organizational minorities form and use social ties: Evidence from teachers in majority-white and majority-black schools. American Journal of Sociology125(2), 382-430.  link >

Nelson, J. L., Hegtvedt, K. A., Haardörfer, R., & Hayward, J. L. (2019). Trust and Respect at Work: Justice Antecedents and the Role of Coworker Dynamics. Work and Occupations46(3), 307-338.  link >

Puckett, C., & Nelson, J. L. (2019). The Geek Instinct: Theorizing Cultural Alignment in Disadvantaged Contexts. Qualitative Sociology42(1), 25-48.  link >

Nelson, J. L. (2018). Review: G. M. Flores’ Latina Teachers: Creating Careers and Guarding CultureContemporary Sociology47(4), 453-455.  link >

Nelson, J. L. (2017). Pathways to Green(er) Pastures: Reward Bundles, Human Capital, and Turnover Decisions in a Semi-Profession. Qualitative Sociology40(1), 23-57.  link >

Nelson, J. L., & Lewis, A. E. (2016). “I’m a teacher, not a babysitter”: Workers’ strategies for managing identity-related denials of dignity in the early childhood workplace. Research in the Sociology of Work29, 37-71.  link >

Courses

Diversity, Leadership & Policy (EPOL 531)
Org Theory for Ed Leaders (EPOL 544)
Education and Stratification (EPOL 557)

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