Publications: Journal Articles
Devaluation Underlies Gendered U.S. Faculty Departures Across Disciplines and Institutions
Spoon, Katie, Joanna Mendy, Maria Martinez, Mirta Galesic, Daniel Larremore, Aaron Clauset, and Lauren A. Rivera. Forthcoming. PNAS Nexus.
Stratification by Design: Meritocracy and the Reproduction of Inequality
Rivera, Lauren A. Forthcoming. ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Physical Fit: The Role of Sports in Elite Hiring in Norway
Sølvberg, Lisa M.B., and Lauren A Rivera. 2025. British Journal of Sociology 76(3): 590-604.
Essentializing Merit: Disability and Exclusion in Elite Private School Admissions
Diaz, Estela, and Lauren A. Rivera. 2025. American Sociological Review 90(3): 455-492.
American Sociological Association Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Devah Pager Outstanding Article Award
American Sociological Association Social Psychology Outstanding Recent Contribution Award
Sociology of Education Association Best Paper Award
Disparate Impact? Career Disruptions and COVID-19 Impact Statements in Tenure Evaluations
Rivera, Lauren A., Katherine Weisshaar, and András Tilcsik. 2024. Sociological Science 11(23): 626-648
Beyond the Company Line: Studying Workplace Inequalities Ethnographically
Rivera, Lauren A. 2023. Research in the Sociology of Work 35:183-195. PDF
Not in My Schoolyard: Disability Discrimination in Educational Access
Rivera, Lauren A., and András Tilcsik, 2023. American Sociological Review 88(2): 284-321.
American Sociological Association Sociology of Disability in Society Outstanding Publication Award
Honorable Mention, American Sociological Association Coleman Award for the best article in the sociology of education
Glass Floors and Glass Ceilings: Sex Homophily and Heterophily in Job Interviews
Rivera, Lauren A., and Jayanti Owens. 2021. Social Forces 99(4): 1363-1393.
Employer Decision Making
Rivera, Lauren A. 2020. Annual Review of Sociology 46(1): 215-232.
The Cycle of Workplace Bias and How to Interrupt It
Stephens, Nicole, Lauren A. Rivera, and Sarah Townsend, 2020. Research in Organizational Behavior 40: 1-12.
Scaling Down Inequality: Rating Scales, Gender Bias, and the Architecture of Evaluation
Rivera, Lauren A., and András Tilcsik. 2019. American Sociological Review 84: 248-274.
American Sociological Association’s Granovetter Award for the best article in economic sociology
Runner up for the Academy of Management’s Saroj Parasuraman Award for the most outstanding publication on gender and diversity
When Two Bodies Are (Not) a Problem: Gender and Relationship Status Discrimination in Academic Hiring
Rivera, Lauren A. 2017. American Sociological Review 82: 1111-1138.
Class Advantage, Commitment Penalty: The Interplay of Social Class and Gender in an Elite Labor Market
Rivera, Lauren A., and András Tilcsik. 2016. American Sociological Review 81: 1097-1131.
American Sociological Association’s Sex & Gender Distinguished Article Prize
Go with Your Gut: Emotion and Evaluation in Job Interviews
Rivera, Lauren A. 2015. American Journal of Sociology 120: 1339-89.
American Sociological Association’s Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Outstanding Article Prize
Hiring as Cultural Matching: The Case of Elite Professional Service Firms
Rivera, Lauren A. 2012. American Sociological Review 77: 999-1022.
American Sociological Association’s Geertz Award for the best article in sociology of culture
American Sociological Association’s Granovetter Award for the best article in economic sociology
Diversity within Reach: Recruitment versus Hiring in Elite Firms
Rivera, Lauren A. 2012. ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 639: 70-89.
Ivies, Extracurriculars, and Exclusion: Elite Employers’ Use of Educational Credentials
Rivera, Lauren A. 2011. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 29: 71-90.
Runner up for the American Sociological Association’s Coleman Award for the best article in sociology of education
Status Distinctions in Interaction: Social Selection and Exclusion at an Elite Nightclub
Rivera, Lauren A. 2010. Qualitative Sociology 33: 229-55.
Managing ‘Spoiled’ National Identity: War, Tourism and Memory in Croatia
Rivera, Lauren A. 2008. American Sociological Review 73: 613-634.
American Sociological Association’s best graduate student article award in political sociology