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Emily Rauscher is a Professor in the Sociology Department at Brown University and a faculty affiliate of the Population Studies and Training Center, the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, and the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy. Her research focuses on education and inequality, particularly examining how school spending impacts child well-being and equality.
- BA from Wesleyan University
- MPhil from Trinity College Dublin
- MS from University of Southern California
- PhD in Sociology from New York University
Rauscher investigates the social benefits of educational investments, including equal achievement, improved occupational opportunities, health outcomes, and intergenerational mobility. Her recent work explores infant health disparities, Medicaid policy, and the impact of school funding reforms. She employs quantitative and mixed methods, causal inference techniques, and natural experiments in her research.
Her publications reveal trends in educational equity, infant health inequality, and policy impacts. Key subfields include school funding efficiency, environmental health risks, and demographic disparities in health outcomes.
- Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) Early Career Impact Award
- NAEd/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
- IPUMS Research Award
- Craig Anthony Arnold Faculty Research Award
Rauscher has received funding from the Spencer Foundation, American Educational Research Association, William T. Grant Foundation, Gilead Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, and National Academy of Education. She teaches courses on social inequality, statistics, sociology of education, and infant health disparities.
