Megan Andrew

Megan Andrew Ph.D.
Cohort 16 — Michigan
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN
Megan 

received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin in 2009. She is generally interested in the reproduction of socioeconomic inequality over time, particularly social-psychological facets of this process.  Her dissertation examined socioeconomic inequalities and decision-making in post-secondary education.  Her other research explores the long-term effects of primary grade retention and the intergenerational effects of health selection.  As a Scholar, Dr. Andrew will begin new research on the relationships between differential outcomes in education and health among immigrant and native-born minority young adults in the U.S. After completing the program she will assume a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame.

Discipline: Sociology