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.
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
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
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.
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