Christian Michael Smith

Christian Michael Smith is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia. Previously a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Higher Education, Race, and the Economy Lab (University of California, Merced), his work focuses on class and race stratification in educational systems using causal inference methodologies.

• Education: Ph.D. in Sociology (University of Wisconsin-Madison), B.A. in Applied Mathematics & Statistics and Educational Studies (Macalester College)
• Methodological Expertise: Quasi-experimental designs, causal inference, analysis of large-scale education databases

Smith's research examines how higher education systems reinforce or mitigate structural inequalities, with particular attention to funding policies, standardized testing impacts, and access disparities. His work has appeared in cross-disciplinary journals including:

• Social Forces
• Educational Researcher
• Sociology of Education
• Social Currents

He is an advocate for evidence-based teaching practices that reduce stereotype threat and promote equitable participation in mathematics and statistics education.