Alexander Adames

Alexander Adames is a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Princeton University. His research focuses on economic stratification, particularly disparities in wealth and income across racial and educational groups. He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania (2023), alongside a master's in Statistics and Data Science from The Wharton School, and a master's in Sociology (2019). His work intersects social stratification, education sociology, race/ethnicity studies, and social psychology.

Adames' research highlights the cumulative effects of colorism on wealth distribution, as seen in his 2023 Social Forces publication. He has received the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Pre-doctoral Fellowship during his doctoral studies. While no advising or grant details are provided, his academic profile reflects a focus on quantitative methods and intersectional analyses of inequality. Further information is available at aadames.com.