Marissa E. Thompson is a doctoral candidate in Sociology of Education and Education Policy at Stanford University. She is an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) fellow and a recipient of the Stanford Graduate Fellowship (SGF) in Science and Engineering. Using quantitative and quasi-experimental methods, she studies racial and socioeconomic inequality in education, with a particular emphasis on postsecondary access and outcomes. She holds an M.A. in Sociology (2019) from Stanford, and a B.S.E. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2016) from the University of Pennsylvania.
Programs and projects:
Sean Reardon and Mitchell Stevens
Ph.D. in Sociology of Education & Education Policy, Stanford University (expected 2022)
M.A. in Sociology, Stanford University (2019)
B.S.E. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania (2016)
Center for Education Policy Analysis
Stanford University
520 Galvez Mall Stanford, CA 94305
marissathompson@stanford.edu
Website: marissaethompson.com