April Sutton
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Cornell Population Center Phone: (512)658-8303
Cornell University Email:
2301 MVR Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Employment
2015- Cornell University
Frank H.T. Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell Population Center
Education
22015Ph.D., Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin
Dissertation: Preparing for Local Labor in a Global Economy: Local Labor Markets, Schools,and Men’s and Women’s Educational and Early Labor Market Outcomes
Committee: Chandra Muller (chair); Jennifer Glass; Catherine Riegle-Crumb; Kelly Raley; Ken-HouLin
2009 M.A., Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: The Impact of Transferring During the Later Years of High School on Postsecondary Matriculation
2006 B.S., Sociology and American Studies, Vanderbilt University
summa cum laude,Phi Beta Kappa, Honors in American Studies
Research Interests
Social Stratification and Inequality;Education; Gender; Spatial Inequalities; Life Course Transitions
Publications(*indicates graduate student at time of submission)
Sutton, April, *Amanda Bosky, and Chandra Muller. Forthcoming. “Manufacturing Gender Inequality in the
New Economy: High School Training for Work in Blue-Collar Communities. American Sociological Review.
Glass, Jennifer, April Sutton, and Scott Fitzgerald. 2015. “Leaving the Faith: How Religious Switching
Changes Pathways to Adulthood Among Conservative Protestant Youth.”Social Currents 1: 1-18.
*Shifrer, Dara and April Sutton. 2014. “Region-Urbanicity Differences in Locus of Control: Social
Disadvantage, Structure, or Cultural Exceptionalism?” Sociological Inquiry84(4):570-600.
Sutton, April, Chandra Muller, and Amy Langenkamp. 2013. “High School Transfer Students and the
Transition to College: Timing and the Structure of the School Year.” Sociology of Education 86(1):63-82.
Manuscripts Under Review
Sutton, April. “Preparing for Local Labor in a Global Economy: Local Labor Markets, High School Course Offerings, and Student Course-Taking.”Revise and Resubmit.
Sutton, April, Amy G.Langenkamp, Chandra Muller, and Kathryn S. Schiller. “Who Gets Ahead and Who Falls Behind? Academic Performance Across the Transition to High School at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Gender.”Revise and Resubmit.
Manuscripts in Progress(drafts available)
April Sutton and Kim Weeden. “Local Labor Markets and Students’ Occupational Plans.”
*Bosky, Amanda and April Sutton. “Gendered Returns to Sub-Baccalaureate Credentials in the New Economy.”
*Pattison, Evangeleen, Chandra Muller, and April Sutton. “Understanding the Links Between Young Adult Mental Health and Educational Attainment.”
Selected Presentations
Sutton, April, *Amanda Bosky, and Chandra Muller. “Manufacturing Gender Inequality in the New Economy: High School Training for Work inBlue-Collar Communities.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association of America, August 2015, Chicago, IL.
Sutton, April. “Land of Uneven Opportunity: Local Labor Markets, High School Course Offerings, and College-Preparation.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association of America, August 2014, San Francisco, CA.
Sutton, April, *Amanda Bosky, and Chandra Muller. “Training for Blue-Collar Jobs in Blue-Collar Communities: Leaving Girls Behind?” Paper presented at the International Sociological Association 2014 Spring Meeting of Research Committee 28 (social stratification and mobility), May 2014, Budapest, Hungary.
Glass, Jennifer and April Sutton. “Bit into the Apple but Spit it Out: Gender and Religious Disaffiliation in Emerging Adulthood.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, May 2014, Boston, MA.
Sutton, April. “Males’ and Females’ Transitions to College and the Gender Gap in College Participation: Does the Local Labor Context Matter?” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association of America, August 2012, Denver, CO.
Sutton, April. “Local Labor Markets and Males' Transitions to College.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, May 2012, San Francisco, CA.
Sutton, April, Amy Langenkamp, Chandra Muller, and Kathryn Shiller. “The Shape of the River from Middle School through High School: School, Transitions, and Students.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association of America, August 2011, Las Vegas, CA.
Sutton, April. “The Impact of Transferring During the Later Years of High School on
Postsecondary Matriculation.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association of America, August 2009, San Francisco, CA.
Research Experience
Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin.
Graduate Research Assistantfor Dr. Chandra Muller, 2008-2015; Dr. Jennifer Glass, 2012
Statistical Survey Analyst. Policy Research Project on Nonprofit Evaluation Policy, LyndonB. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, 2009.
Field Researcher. National Treatment Center Study at the Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Georgia, 2006-2007.
Fellowships and Awards
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin ($21,000), 2011-2012
Alan C. Kerckhoff Award ($750), International Sociological Association 2014 Spring Meeting of Research Committee 28,
Teaching Experience
Spring 2013
Instructor, University of Texas-Austin
- Education and Society
Fall 2007-Fall 2009
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas-Austin
- Criminology
- Intro to the Study of Society
- Community Politics and Leadership
Professional Service
Student Representative, Sociology of Education Section of the American Sociological Association, 2013-2014
Editor, Newsletter of the Sociology of Education Section of the American Sociological Association, 2011-2012
Professional Memberships
American Sociological Association, Population Association of America, ISA, Research Committee 28
References available upon request.
Sutton CV
June 2016