Lucy Sorensen
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PhD, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
MA, Economics, Duke University
BA, East Asian Studies and Economics, Yale University
About
Specialization: Education and Social Policy
Lucy Sorensen is an Associate Research Professor of Public Administration and Policy at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, SUNY. She received her PhD from Duke University in the Sanford School of Public Policy. Prior to that, she received a master’s degree in economics from Duke University and a bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies and Economics from Yale University.
Research
Research Interests
Dr. Sorensen conducts research exploring interactions between education policy and human development, with a focus on how policy interventions can reduce educational and economic inequality. She uses large longitudinal datasets to evaluate K-12 school policies and examine the determinants of individuals’ academic, social-emotional and health developmental trajectories. Her recent studies take advantage of a variety of quasi-experimental and computational methods.
Publications
Dr. Sorensen's research has been published in peer-reviewed education policy and economics journals, presented at national policy research conferences, and covered by news outlets such as NPR and Education Week.