Francis Pearman

Francis Pearman

Assistant Professor
Assistant: John Baker
Office: Raikes 325

Biography

Francis A. Pearman is an Assistant Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education at º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø University. His research focuses on how poverty and inequality shape the life chances of children, especially in rapidly changing cities. Pearman holds a Ph.D. and M.Ed. from Vanderbilt University and a B.S. from the University of Virginia.

Other titles

Assistant Professor,
Member,

Program affiliations

SHIPS (PhD)
Race, Inequality, and Language in Education (RILE)
SHIPS (PhD): Educational Policy
SHIPS (PhD): Sociology of Education
(MA) POLS
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Research interests

Early Childhood | Educational Policy | Poverty and Inequality | Race and Ethnicity | Research Methods | Sociology
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Recent publications

Alvero, A. J., Giebel, S., & Pearman, F. A. (2024). Income and campus application disparities among European and non-European heritage Hispanic undergraduate applicants. PNAS Nexus, 3(9), pgae337.
Griffiths, C. M., Brady, S. T., & Pearman, F. A. (2024). Considering Race in Teacher Well-Being. EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS.
Greene-Bell, D. M., & Pearman, F. A. (2024). Racialized Closures and the Shuttering of Black Schools: Evidence from National Data. HARVARD EDUCATIONAL REVIEW, 94(2), 187–210.

Francis Pearman in the News & Media

Why is it always Black schools that get closed?
Assistant Professor Francis Pearman discusses what happens to a neighborhood after a school shutters, and other ramifications for school leaders to consider when deliberating over school closures.
Race is a big factor in school closures. What you need to know
Research by Assistant Professor Francis Pearman finds that majority-Black schools are about three times as likely to close as schools with smaller enrollments of Black students, even when accounting for common reasons behind closures.

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