Amy Petts
Graduate Student // Sociology
Office and Contact
Email: apetts@purdue.edu
Education
2021 Ph.D. Sociology, Purdue University (expected)
2008 MLIS, Kent State University
2006 M.A. Sociology, The Ohio State University
2004 B.A. Sociology and German (with Honors, Summa Cum Laude), University of Northern Iowa
Publications
Petts, Amy L., Rebecca Perdomo, Rebecca Boylan, and Linda Renzulli. Forthcoming. "Racial Heterogeneity: The Effects of School Relationships on Bachelor's Degree Enrollment for First Generation Immigrants." Race, Ethnicity and Education. https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/HSBRQY6NIUEUFB6SFPGX/full?target=10.1080/13613324.2020.1798380
Petts, Amy L. 2020. “It’s All in the Definition: Colorblind Interpretations of School Diversity.” Sociological Forum, 35(2): 465-487. https://doi.org/10.1111/socf.12590
Murray, Brittney, Thurston Domina, Amy L. Petts, Linda Renzulli and Rebecca Boylon. 2020. “We’re in this Together”: Bridging and Bonding Social Capital in Elementary School PTOs” American Educational Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831220908848
Beaman, Jean and Amy L. Petts. 2020. “Towards a Global Theory of Colorblindness: Comparing Colorblind Racial Ideology in France and the United States.” Sociology Compass, 14(4): https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12774
Petts, Amy L. & Richard J. Petts. 2019 “Gender Matters: Racial variation and marital stability among intraracial couples.” Journal of Family Issues 40(13): 1808-1831. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X19849631
Petts, Amy L. 2019. “Mapping Racial Boundaries: For Whom Do Contested Identities Decrease Happiness.” Race and Social Problems, 11(4), 308-322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-019-09271-2
Holliday, Amy L. and Rachel E. Dwyer. 2009. “Suburban Neighborhood Poverty in US Metropolitan Areas in 2000.” City and Community 8:155-176. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6040.2009.01278.x
Research Interests
Racial Inequality, Racial Identity Formation, Higher Education, Educational Inequality, Neighborhood Segregation, Demographic Transitions
Teaching Interests
Introduction to Sociology, Social Problems, Research Methods, Statistical Methods, Sociology of Education, Inequality, Race and Ethnicity, Demography
Experience
2019-Present Managing Editor, Sociology of Education Journal
2017-2019 Graduate Research Associate, Department of Sociology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2014-2017 Instructor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
2009-2012 Assistant Director for Institutional Effectiveness, Ball State University, Muncie IN
2010 Library Assessment Consultant, Baylor University Libraries, Waco, TX
2008-2009 Librarian 1, Federal Grant Consultant, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis IN
2006-2008 Graduate Data Analyst, Center For Human Resource Research, Columbus, OH
2004-2005 Graduate Research Associate, Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH
