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 Review, 82, [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 Quarterly, 57(4), 641-678. link >
Nelson, J. L., & Vallas, S. P. (2021). Race and Inequality at Work: An Occupational Perspective. Sociology Compass, 15(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 Sociology, 125(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 Occupations, 46(3), 307-338. link >
Puckett, C., & Nelson, J. L. (2019). The Geek Instinct: Theorizing Cultural Alignment in Disadvantaged Contexts. Qualitative Sociology, 42(1), 25-48. link >
Nelson, J. L. (2018). Review: G. M. Flores’ Latina Teachers: Creating Careers and Guarding Culture. Contemporary Sociology, 47(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 Sociology, 40(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 Work, 29, 37-71. link >
Courses
Diversity, Leadership & Policy (EPOL 531)
Org Theory for Ed Leaders (EPOL 544)
Education and Stratification (EPOL 557)