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238 Townshend Hall
1885 Neil Avenue Mall
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292.6681
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Claudia Buchmann

Associate Professor

Office: 110 Townshend
Phone: 614.247.8363
Email: buchmann.4@sociology.osu.edu

Web: View my web page

CV: View my Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Ph.D.: Indiana University, 1996


Research Interests:

Comparative and international sociology, social stratification, education, race and ethnicity, and family dynamics. Prior research includes case studies of stratification and mobility in Africa, and cross-national and comparative studies of the impact of economic policies and institutional forces on educational outcomes and social well-being. Current research focuses on race, class, and gender inequalities in higher education in the United States; educational and labor market inequalities in South Africa; and the consequences of globalization and worldwide educational expansion for economic and social development.


Recent Publications:

  • Claudia Buchmann, Thomas A. DiPrete and Anne McDaniel. 2008. "Gender Inequalities in Education." Annual Review of Sociology, forthcoming.
  • Emily Hannum and Claudia Buchmann. 2007. “Global Educational Expansion and Socio-Economic Development: An Assessment of Findings from the Social Sciences.” In Educating All Children, edited by Joel E. Cohen, David E. Bloom, and Martin B. Malin. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. (Reprinted from World Development 33:333-54).
  • Claudia Buchmann and Thomas A. DiPrete. 2006. “The Growing Female Advantage in College Completion: The Role of Parental Resources and Academic Achievement.” American Sociological Review 71:515-541.
  • Thomas A. DiPrete and Claudia Buchmann. 2006. “Gender Specific Trends in the Value of Education and the Emerging Gender Gap in College Completion.” Demography 43:1-24.
  • Claudia Buchmann. “Status Attainment.” 2006. In The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, edited by George Ritzer. Williston, VT: Blackwell Publishing.
  • Claudia Buchmann and Emilio Parrado. 2006. “Educational Achievement of Immigrant-Origin and Native Students: A Comparative Analysis Informed by Institutional Theory.” Pp. 345-377 in The Impact of Comparative Education Research on Institutional Theory edited by David P. Baker and Alexander W. Wiseman. Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science.