Biography

Virginia Tech - Sociology

Associate Professor
Sarah
Ovink
Blacksburg, Virginia
My research and scholarly interests are primarily focused on educational inequality by race/ethnicity and gender using qualitative and quantitative methods of inquiry. Other research interests include immigration, Latino/a populations, and undocumented students.

Specialties: qualitative and quantitative research, education, race/ethnicity, gender, racial and ethnic minorities, interview and survey research, ethnography, children and youth

Read my new publication, "'They Always Call Me an Investment': Gendered Familism and Latino/a College Pathways" in the journal Gender & Society:
http://gas.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/10/07/0891243213508308.abstract

Listen to a podcast summary of "They Always Call Me an Investment:"
http://gas.sagepub.com/site/misc/Index/Podcasts.xhtml