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Associate Professor

• Affiliation(s)

  • Ford School of Public Policy, Population Studies Center (ISR), Survey Research Center (ISR), Quantitative Methodology Program, National Poverty Center

• Fields of Study

  • Social Demography
  • Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

• About

  David Harding studies urban poverty and inequality, incarceration and prisoner reentry, adolescence, and statistical methods for causal inference. His book, Living the Drama (University of Chicago Press, 2010) examines the role of neighborhoods in adolescent outcomes related to education and romantic and sexual behavior, focusing on exposure to violence and the cultural context of poor communities. Harding is currently working on projects on prisoner reentry, the effects of community context on adolescent and young adult romantic relationships, and for-profit colleges and educational inequality. He employs both quantitative and qualitative methods.

• Education

  • Ph.D. Harvard University, 2005

• Research Areas of Interest

  • Inequality/Poverty, Stratification/Mobility, Urban Sociology, Criminology/Delinquency, Education, Methodology